Finance & Commerce

Fed’s Barkin: Households, firms still see oil shock as short-term risk

WASHINGTON — Businesses continue to act as if high oil prices will prove only a short-term disruption, with little evidence yet it has caused consumers to pull back on spending or shifted public ...

Richmond Fed's Barkin says tariff risks leave no rush to cut rates - report

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said Friday that there is no urgency to reduce interest rates, pointing to risks that tariffs could reheat inflation while the labor market and ...

Barkin sees 'shaky' ground on Fed's dual mandate, but path ahead looks 'stable'

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said Friday "the ground may look shaky" for the U.S. central bank, with inflation still above target and downward pressure on employment, though ...
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Fed's Barkin says 'fog' again obscuring economic outlook

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin looks on at the Economic Club of Washington DC in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo WASHINGTON ...

Fed’s Inflation Scars Give Rate Cuts a Higher Bar

Rising oil prices and lingering inflation risks may delay Fed rate cuts, as policymakers weigh credibility and longer-term ...
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Fed official says interest rate hike possible as gas prices, inflation remain elevated

Fed official Beth Hammack warns interest rates could rise if inflation stays elevated, citing uncertainty over the Iran war's ...

Fed Officials Warn that Iran War Threatens Inflation, Job Market Outlook

Like many others, officials at the Federal Reserve are monitoring the situation in the Middle East and are growing more ...

Much Of Last Year's Excess Inflation Was From Tariffs, Fed Finds

Discover how tariffs have influenced core goods prices and inflation, based on Federal Reserve analysis, and understand their ...

U.S. Fed policymakers stance on interest rate hikes

Waller was among the Fed’s most hawkish from 2021 to 2023 expressed more centrist views in 2024 and in 2025 turned ‘dove’ ...
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Exclusive-Fed's Barkin: Households, Firms Still See Oil Shock Through a 'Short-Term Lens'

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Businesses continue to act as if high oil prices will prove only a ⁠short-term disruption, ⁠with little evidence yet it has caused consumers to pull ⁠back on spending ...