What keeps a Fed president up at night

Enlarge this image Austan Goolsbee speaks to journalists at the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing James T. Madore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption James T. Madore/Getty Images Austan Goolsbee speaks to journalists at the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing James T. Madore/Getty Images “There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing.” That’s the motto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where Austan Goolsbee is president. As economic weather conditions stay unpredictable, Austan tells us how he’s gearing up for tariffs, inflation, and more. Related episodes:The Fed cut rates … now what? (featuring: Sasquatch) (Apple / Spotify)Tariffied! We check in on businesses (Apple / Spotify)A chat with the president of the San Francisco Fed (Apple / Spotify)Is the economy going stag(flation)?For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Sponsor Message Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.