• I don't know if I am a finalist for the position or not
  • There was nothing political about the interview
  • "It was all serious economics"
  • There have been shutdowns before, there is a lot of private sector data to rely on
  • Pieces of data are all telling the same story now, that the labour market is not doing great
  • ADP data is consistent with where BLS data was heading, that is towards negative jobs growth
  • CPI data will help a lot in the coming meeting
  • Tariffs effect on inflation is a one-time change and can be looked through
  • If inflation goes up and comes back down, it should not influence monetary policy