Fed's Goolsbee forecasts several more rate cuts this year, but not soon

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan ‌Goolsbee said on Thursday ‌his forecast for several interest-rate ​cuts later this year makes him one of the more "optimistic" Fed policymakers, but ‌said he ⁠wants the Fed to be "careful" in doing ⁠so because it could overheat the economy and ​inflation.

"I have ​some ​confidence rates can ‌come down several more times this year in 2026," Goolsbee said in an interview on Fox News. "I ‌just don't want ​to front ​load it ​too much before ‌we actually have ​the evidence ​that the inflation is headed" back down to ​the ‌Fed's 2% goal.

(Reporting by ​Ann Saphir; Editing by ​Chris Reese)