Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee traveled to rural Illinois to hear directly from farmers facing lower crop prices and rising costs for fuel, fertilizer and other inputs. Those conversations offer the Fed a ground-level view of inflation pressures that may emerge before they are fully reflected in national data. (Source: Bloomberg)
Can the Fed Fight Inflation Without Hurting Farmers?
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee traveled to rural Illinois to hear directly from farmers facing lower crop prices and rising costs for fuel, fertilizer and other inputs. Those conversations offer the Fed a ground-level view of inflation pressures that may…
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