Tom Barkin is looking for clarity about inflation, tariffs and employment the old-fashioned way: He’s talking to people.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said he expects tariffs will put upward pressure on prices, and with so much still uncertain, the central bank should wait for more clarity before ...

Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Richmond Federal Reserve, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to discuss the future of monetary ...

A brewing debate inside the Federal Reserve over how to address risks posed by President Trump’s tariffs threatens to end a ...

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned that effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs could cause ...

Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Getty Images) Good morning. President Trump announced on Wednesday a 90-day pause on the “reciprocal” tariffs announced ...

Richmond Fed President and CEO Tom Barkin spoke at the Investing in Rural America Conference in Roanoke on May 20, 2025. Photo by Joseph Minick/Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Barkin: Affordable ...

Tom Barkin agrees — inflation is too high. But he also says the Fed has the authority to get it back on the right track. That’s what the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond told ...

Consumers have entered a new phase of pushing back on rising prices brought forth by inflation, supply chain issues and the pandemic, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said at the CNBC CFO Council ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said elevated uncertainty has led businesses to freeze hiring and hold off on future investment decisions.. Published data points to an ...

“I think planning 10 years ago was a lot more certain than planning is today,” Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, told me following the Economic Club of ...