Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee participates in a moderated question-and-answer session before event,"Regional Insight, National Impact: a Monetary Policy Luncheon with the Chicago Fed" hosted by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.

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Comments by the Federal Reserve policymakers can give clues on FOMC's economic assessment and policy outlook. Factors to watch include growth, inflation, unemployment, expected timing of changes in the fed funds rate, and expected levels of the fed funds rate in the near term.