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White House Reiterates Attacks on Fed
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing on Tuesday that President Trump believes the Fed ...
Fed’s Barkin Is Watching Consumer Spending for Early Warnings of a Downturn
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin says consumer spending is the “trigger” on the U.S. economy that he’s watching carefully ...
The Fed's Credibility Is Its Most Precious Resource, Harker Says
The Fed’s credibility is “its most precious resource,” Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Tuesday at ...
Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit the Economy More This Time, Fed’s Barkin Says
The murky economic outlook makes it more challenging to determine the path of interest rates going forward, he says.
The Fed’s Tom Barkin is a former McKinsey CFO. Here’s his advice on how to ride out a crisis
There's currently a "deep fog of uncertainty" that's surrounding businesses, said Barkin, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
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Barkin Says Businesses, Fed on Hold Until Uncertainty Clears
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said rapid policy changes by the Trump administration have created “a sense of instability” in the business community, and the associated ...
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Richmond Fed President Engages with Local Voices at UNC Pembroke
In a rare visit to Robeson County, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond met with local business owners and ...
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Fed's Barkin: Extensive uncertainty could hit demand, policy in good place awaiting more clarity
LEXINGTON, Virginia, March 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's current "moderately restrictive" monetary policy is right for an environment with an abnormal amount of uncertainty and fast changes ...
In Greer, Fed official warns against drawing big conclusions from anxiety of tariffs
Tom Barkin, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, spoke in Greer, South Carolina, about tariffs, immigration, China, ...
Fed Member Anticipates When Prices Will Start Spiking As a Result of Trump's Tariffs
Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said prices are likely to start increasing as of June as most companies have enough ...
Fed officials signal no plans to ride to the rescue with rate cuts
Federal Reserve policymakers worry U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy could deal a blow to economic growth, but are ...
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Barkin, de la Fed de Richmond, dice que los aranceles podrían elevar el desempleo y la inflación
El presidente del Banco de la Reserva Federal de Richmond, Tom Barkin, dijo que los aranceles del presidente Donald Trump podrían elevar tanto la inflación como el desempleo, creando un gran ...