Fed, Barkin and inflation

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.
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,
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.
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.
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,
Barkin Says Fed Doesn't Need to Be Nearly as Restrictive as It Was
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin says he believes the central bank's current level of interest rates remains restrictive enough to lower inflation in 2025. He speaks during a Maryland Bankers Association event in Linthicum Heights,
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Despite inflation, some everyday products actually dropped in price this year
Still, pockets of the food industry currently experiencing shortages due to disease or weather could continue to see higher prices, economists have told CNN. Plus, they note that volatility in food ...
5-year breakeven inflation rate reaches highest level since November
A market-based measure of expected average inflation over the next five years has inched further above 2% in the first few trading days of the new year, a sign of lingering concerns about the risk of ...
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The incoming Trump administration will continue Biden's protectionist and fiscally loose economic policies, while the Middle ...
Indonesia's Dec inflation at 1.57% y/y, as expected
Indonesia's annual inflation rate in December was 1.57%, barely changed from 1.55% in the previous month, official data ...
Jimmy Carter also faced high inflation and energy prices — ‘We have more oil in our shale alone than several Saudi Arabias’
"We will protect our environment," Carter said in 1979. "But when this nation critically needs a refinery or a pipeline, we ...