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Fed policy may need to stay restrictive for longer due to inflation risk, Barkin says
The U.S. central bank's benchmark policy rate should stay restrictive until it is more certain that inflation is returning to its 2% target, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday.
Barkin Says He Prefers Fed Keep Rates Restrictive for Longer
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said he believes the central bank’s current level of interest rates remains restrictive enough to lower inflation in 2025.
Fed’s Barkin sees risk that inflation pressures reemerge
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Friday his outlook for the economy is positive, with continued growth and price-sensitive consumers helping lower inflation. But he quickly added that there is a more risk that inflation pressures pick up rather than subside.
Fed's Barkin: Year-ahead outlook positive, with upside risk
The outlook for the U.S. economy in 2025 is positive with more upside than downside risk to growth despite uncertainty about the impact of trade and other policies that may be pursued by the incoming Trump administration,
Economic Outlook for 2025 Positive But Inflation Risks Persist, Richmond Fed's Barkin Says
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Friday that his 2025 baseline expectation for the US economy is positive amid strong consumer spending, though there are risks on the inflation front. Last month,
Fed's Barkin sees still-restrictive rates lowering inflation in 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin judged that interest rates remain sufficiently restrictive to further lower inflation in 2025, he said on Friday. “Inflation is not yet back to target,
Richmond Fed’s Barkin Sees More Blue Skies Ahead for Economy
The Richmond Fed president is upbeat despite uncertainty over what will happen as President-elect Donald Trump seeks to ...
Fed's Kugler says data will drive Fed policy choices amid uncertainty
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Friday the U.S. central bank is uncertain about what the economy will deliver ...
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Fed's Barkin: We must see inflation at 2% or weakening in demand to cut rates.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin delivered prepared remarks to the Maryland Bankers Association in Maryland on Friday, outlining the Fed's case for when to cut rates ...
U.S. Fed’s Barkin says 2025 outlook positive, inflation to move lower
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond president Tom Barkin said he believes the central bank’s current level of interest rates remains restrictive enough to lower inflation in 2025. Barkin voted in favour ...