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Fed Up: Recent Data Throws a Curveball at the Fed, According to Barkin
Fed’s Barkin: Recent data makes things harder for Fed Unraveling the Mystery of Inflation Data Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin recently characterized the stronger-than-expected inflation data for January as a significant challenge. In an interview, Barkin acknowledged that the recent data “definitely did not make things easier” for the Fed. Instead, “it made things harder.”…