Chicago Fed President Goolsbee said this week’s consumer and producer price
readings came in above expectations and were "disappointing." He said he
"remains somewhat hopeful": if the factors lifting inflation — whether tariffs
or supply disruptions from the Middle East war — fade quickly, that would be the
best outcome; if inflation instead reflects overheated demand or a large-scale
buildout of AI data centers, it would be more concerning and would require
policy action.