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Fed’s Barkin Says Economy May Be Firming, Inflation Not Limited to Energy, Tariff Shocks
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said continued consumer spending and broader price pressures suggest inflation may be more persistent than officials expected.
By Howard Schneider BALTIMORE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping the Federal Reserve's focus on inflation, Richmond ...
The president of the Richmond district of the Federal Reserve (Fed), Thomas Barkin, stressed on Tuesday that the risks of high inflation are greater than those of falling to the labor market and, because of this, the increase of interest by the American central bank, a week ago, was appropriate. The leader also did not rule out the possibility of new advances in rates, although uncertainty in the economic and geopolitical scenario is still high.…