Tom Barkin is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. This article is adapted from a recent speech delivered during theGlobal Interdependence Center’s Central Banking Series at Banque de France in Paris. By the first quarter of 2022, the Fed’s...
The Bank of England trimmed the base rate by a quarter-point to 5%. This marked the first rate cut by the UK’s central bank since March 2020. Within the Bank of England, the rate cut decision was somewhat contentious, with the Monetary Policy Committee voting...
The Federal Reserve opted to keep the federal funds rate at the 5.25% to 5.5% level. In a unanimous vote, the central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee declared the “economic outlook is uncertain,” adding that it remained “attentive to the risks to...
Patrick T. Harker is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. This article was adapted and edited from prepared remarks delivered at the recent Global Interdependence Center 42nd Annual Monetary and Trade Conference in Philadelphia. Allow me to...
A prominent housing economist had declared the U.S. housing market is “stuck and we are not convinced it will become unstuck” until at least 2026 or even later. In an interview with CNN, Michael Gapen, head of U.S. economics at Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), insisted...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
