Fed’s Barkin warns inflation is still a ‘troublemaker’ threatening more rate hikes

Inflation remains more than a percentage point above the central bank’s 2% target.

Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocks

By Howard Schneider BALTIMORE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued ...

The time was right to hike as inflation remains a 'problem child,' Richmond Fed's Barkin says

Unemployment has remained low, economic growth has continued, and inflation has remained above the Fed's 2% goal. " With ...

Fed’s Barkin ‘open’ to possibility of inflation declining ‘in short order’

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said Tuesday that inflation could decline “in short order,” but he ...

Why the Fed isn't ready to declare victory on inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates, and markets now price in up to two more hikes by year's end as inflation remains ...
Independent Journal Review

Barkin Backs Fed Hike, Citing Persistent Inflation Risks

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said resilient spending and broader economic strength, alongside inflation pressures that ...

Fed’s Barkin says US economy firming but inflation risks persist

US economic conditions are firming, with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the artificial intelligence sector keeping the Federal Reserve focused on inflation, Richmond Fed President Tom ...

Fed’s Barkin Warns Inflation Pressures May Take Time to Pass

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin warned it could take time for inflationary shocks to wane and there is a risk elevated pressures could become entrenched.
Wall Street Journal

Fed’s Barkin Says It’s a ‘Close Call’ Whether Rates Are High Enough

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said it is “a close call” whether the central bank’s interest-rate setting is high enough to bring inflation down, and that he didn’t know whether he would have ...
Forex Factory

Fed's Barkin: We raised rates last week because risks to inflation outweigh risks to maximum employment

We raised rates last week because risks to inflation outweigh risks to maximum employment. Fed's Barkin: Economic conditions are, if anything, firming.
InsuranceNewsNet

Barkin says time to focus on inflation Richmond Fed chief says it's time to push back on inflation

Three months later, "it didn't seem to have lasted," said Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and a ...

Bill Ackman says the Fed’s rate hike could make inflation worse

The billionaire investor says the AI spending boom could upend the Federal Reserve’s usual playbook, as companies keep pouring money into AI despite borrowing costs.