Federal Reserve members Christopher Waller and Austan Goolsbee discussed various economic issues in their latest statements. Waller emphasized the need to regulate stablecoins, acknowledging their benefits but calling for urgent regulatory oversight. He dismissed the idea of the US creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve and expressed skepticism about central bank digital currencies. Goolsbee offered an optimistic outlook for the US economy, stating that the job market has stabilized at full employment. He addressed concerns about inflation, attributing recent sluggishness to base effects and noting that tariffs may have a limited direct impact on prices. Goolsbee mentioned that long-term interest rates are influenced by market forces rather than the Fed's actions and suggested slowing the pace of rate cuts to find a suitable stopping point.



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