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đŠ âFed Prezâ â Interview with Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Money, Inflation, & When You Can Buy a House
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Whip open your wallets, because no one affects your paycheck like this man. We just sat down with Austan Goolsbee â President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Heâs a Macarthur Genius, former Chair of Obamaâs Economic Advisors, and the coolest economist we know: Picture Ted Lasso meets Paul Volcker⊠Heâs the Maestro of our Money Supply, and he guided the economy through the â08 financial crisis and todayâs Inflation Situation.
So Auston spilled the money beans for us: The 2009 phone call with the President that was the worst financial briefing since the Great Depression⊠What itâs like in the room when he votes to change interest rates (spoiler: The table is huuuuge)... How heâd grade outgoing Fed Chair J-Poww⊠and why heâs not a âDoveâ or a âHawkâ â Heâs a âData Dog.â
If you want to know when you can finally afford buy a house, then Austan Goolsbee has the insights on the forces affecting that â And he makes dropping data sound as smooth as a beer commercial.
CHAPTERS:
Intro: Austan Goolsbee Joins TBOY
Obama's "Worst Briefing Since 1932" â Goolsbee On The 2009 Financial Crisis
Paul Volcker's One Rule For Every Crisis: Don't Blow Your Credibility
The 31% Housing Rule: Why Most Americans Are At Foreclosure Risk
Why Housing Has Compounded 5% A Year For 25 Years
Did Tariffs Cause Inflation? Goolsbee On The 1% Bump
Is Stagflation A Real Threat In 2026? Goolsbee Says "We're Not 1978"
Will AI Take Your Job? The Lump Of Labor Fallacy Explained
Why The Federal Reserve Has 12 Regional Banks
Inside The FOMC: How The Fed Actually Sets Interest Rates
Goolsbee On Kevin Warsh: The New Fed Chair & Why The Job Matters
The "Data Dog" Approach: What Goolsbee Watches Instead Of CPI
Fed Independence: Why Inflation Roars Back Without It
Goolsbee's Jerome Powell Grade: First Ballot Hall Of Famer
Rapid Fire: Sunk Cost Fallacy, Ditka, And Best Chicago Restaurant
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