Fed’s Goolsbee: Oil shock makes problem of inflation from likely productivity growth more extreme
Source Fxstreet
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee made comments on the impact of supply shocks on monetary policy on Thursday.
Key quotes
Supply shocks, including an oil shock, make the problem of inflation from anticipated future productivity growth more extreme.
The bigger the hype over future productivity growth, the more interest rates may need to rise in the US, other countries.
Market reaction
At the press time, the US Dollar Index is up 0.12% on the day near 99.35.
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Australian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.27% | 0.08% | 0.17% | |
| EUR | -0.12% | 0.07% | -0.11% | -0.01% | 0.16% | -0.02% | 0.05% | |
| GBP | -0.19% | -0.07% | -0.19% | -0.09% | 0.09% | -0.09% | -0.03% | |
| JPY | -0.03% | 0.11% | 0.19% | 0.07% | 0.25% | 0.04% | 0.15% | |
| CAD | -0.10% | 0.01% | 0.09% | -0.07% | 0.18% | -0.02% | 0.06% | |
| AUD | -0.27% | -0.16% | -0.09% | -0.25% | -0.18% | -0.18% | -0.12% | |
| NZD | -0.08% | 0.02% | 0.09% | -0.04% | 0.02% | 0.18% | 0.07% | |
| CHF | -0.17% | -0.05% | 0.03% | -0.15% | -0.06% | 0.12% | -0.07% |
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