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To Understand the Economy, This Fed President Is Ditching His Desk
Tom Barkin is looking for clarity about inflation, tariffs and employment the old-fashioned way: He’s talking to people.
Barkin Says Fed Should Wait for Clarity Before Adjusting Rates
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 ...
Fed's Barkin says he will focus mainly on unemployment rate in June jobs report
Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin downplayed Wednesday's weak ADP jobs report and said he would instead focus on the unemployment rate in the June job report, due out Thursday morning, to ...
Fed's Barkin: Expect some tariff inflation, but also consumer pushback
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin gave an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday, reaffirming that the Fed is broadly in no rush to cut interest rates in the face of ...
June Jobs Report Likely to Extend Fed's Summer Pause
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Economic outlook remains too foggy to adjust rates yet, Richmond Fed's ...
There's too much uncertainty surrounding the economy to move quickly with regard to interest rates, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Thursday.
Atlanta Fed's Bostic warns tariff impacts could cause prolonged inflation
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned that effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs could cause ...
Why This Fed President Is in No Rush to Cut Interest Rates
Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Richmond Federal Reserve, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to discuss the future of monetary policy, the connection between consumer sentiment and spending, and why he ...