ctrcrashteamracingps1|芝加哥联储行长Goolsbee：就业报告稳固 需要看到更多类似数据

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve, said an employment report like Friday would makeCtrcrashteamracingps1He felt that the economy was not overheating.

Goolsbee declined to say whether interest rates could be cut this year, saying he was still waiting for more data to confirm that inflation was moving towards the Fed's 2 per cent target.

"We did have a problem with inflation at the beginning of this year," Goolsbee said during a conference at Stanford University on Friday. " He added that officials need to take a step back to determine whether this is a sign of renewed economic acceleration.

"the more employment reports that are robust and clearly return to pre-epidemic conditions like this," Goolsbee said. "the more confident we are that the economy is not overheating."

Goolsbee's comments follow the US government's report that the US labour market slowed in April. According to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, non-farm payrolls increased by 17 percent last month.Ctrcrashteamracingps1.50,000, the smallest increase in six months. Unemployment rose to 3.9% and wage growth slowed.

Investors believe that the Fed may cut interest rates in September after the release of the non-farm report.