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Updated · en.bloomingbit.io · Aug 7Goldman Sachs Says Fed Will Favor Inflation Over Jobs After June Slowdown
3 articles · Updated · en.bloomingbit.io · Aug 7Summary
- Jan Hatzius said the Federal Reserve is likely to give inflation data more weight than employment in upcoming policy decisions.
- June's inflation slowdown is the key test: Goldman Sachs sees it as the start of a broader cooling trend rather than a one-off drop.
- Hatzius said that view implies inflation should ease further, shaping how investors read the Fed's next moves.
- The call points to a policy backdrop in which softer price data could matter more than labor-market signals.
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Will June's inflation dip prove to be a false dawn that forces the Fed to ignore rising unemployment entirely? If the labor market is stalling, could the Fed's obsession with inflation data accidentally push the economy into a recession? With rate cuts delayed until late 2026, how will geopolitical shocks impact the fragile balance between cooling prices and shrinking payrolls?