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Barkin: Inflation improving but not yet low enough
Richmond Fed chief says target is 2%
With inflation decreasing but still not at its 2% target, the Federal Reserve still needs “to stay on the case,” Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin
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Fed’s Barkin asks, ‘What’s ‘normal’ anymore?’
Fed will continue to react to inflation, he adds
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The question Tom Barkin is asked the most these days is when the economy will return to normal. The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has
Richmond Fed: Va. gained 8,000 jobs in Sept.
Three jobs open for every unemployed person in state
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Virginia employers added 8,000 net jobs in September, marking the first month in which total employment has exceeded pre-pandemic levels, representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said Friday.
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What stays and what goes
Richmond Fed CEO Tom Barkin weighs in on economic recovery
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With renewed hopes stemming from vaccine distribution, economists and business leaders are looking ahead toward recovery, including pandemic-induced changes that will stay and ways we’ll return to “normalcy.” While it’s
Colleges need to play a role in rebuilding the economy, panelists say
At Virginia Tech forum, Barkin and Moret say post-pandemic recovery will lean on institutions
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As Virginia moves into its recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic leaders say there is work to be done to support college students and Virginians who are changing careers,