Fed's Barkin Says Price at the Pump Matters a Lot
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AI-PoweredFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin stated that policymakers are monitoring the impact of the war in Iran on oil prices, which could lead to inflation if gas prices increase.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin says it's too soon to say how policymakers will respond to the war in Iran, but they're tracking the impact on oil now. “Gas prices, obviously, if they’re up, that is inflationary,” Barkin told Michael McKee on Bloomberg Television Thursday. (Source: Bloomberg)
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