• Fed's Barkin: inflation data this year has been disappointing

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6 May 2024

Fed's Barkin: inflation data this year has been disappointing

Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin reflected on recent economic developments during a speech in South Carolina on Monday. A member of the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), Barkin is one of the Fed's key voting voices on policy rates.

Key highlights:

  • Inflation data this year is disappointing; the job on inflation is not yet done.
  • Remains confident that the current restrictive level of rates will curb demand enough to cool inflation.
  • Businesses are still looking to raise prices, key risk remains shelter and services inflation keeping headline index above target.
  • Given the strong labor market, Fed still has time to gain confidence that inflation will fall.
  • Data "whiplash" confirms the value of the Fed being deliberate.
  • Barkin doesn't see the economy overheating, but the Fed knows how to respond if it does.
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