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Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin: A lot of reasons to be worried about consumer spending
CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Closing Bell' to report on the recent statements from Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin. Trump administration moves to garnish wages of defaulted student loan borrowers ...
Fed’s Barkin Says Not All Firms Can Raise Prices on Tariffs
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said it’s not a given that companies can raise their prices to offset ...
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Tariff impact on U.S. economy like ‘driving through fog,’ says Fed’s Barkin
Navigating the current climate of economic uncertainty brought on by constantly changing tariffs is akin to “driving through ...
Federal Reserve official sees signs of slowing economy but not ready to cut rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's ...
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Richmond Fed’s Barkin Warns of Tariff Policy ‘Fog’
A blistering pace of policy changes has companies and consumers facing far more uncertainty than at the start of the year, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said in a speech. He compared the ...
Fed Officials Remain Focused On Possibility Tariffs Will Spur Inflation
If you're waiting for the Federal Reserve to lower borrowing costs, don't hold your breath. Out of the multiple Federal Reserve officials who spoke Friday, none sounded in a big hurry to cut the ...
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Federal Reserve official sees signs of slowing economy but not ready to cut rates
Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve's Richmond branch ... Barkin and other Fed speakers Friday underscored the difficult challenge the central bank faces right now.