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Fed’s Barkin Says Repeated Supply Shocks Test Inflation Anchor
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Fed’s Barkin Says Repeated Supply Shocks Test Inflation Anchor

Bloomberg Markets · May 21, 2026, 4:20 PM

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said the ability of businesses and consumers to tolerate the latest in a series of supply shocks will determine whether the US central bank can continue to “look through” higher inflation without raising interest rates.

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