Thomas Barkin Talks Fed, Interest Rates

Stellantis Chief Executive Officer Antonio Filosa says a Europe-US split of the company is "not plausible at all." Speaking with Bloomberg's Caroline Connan at the Paris Motor Show, he adds: "Our strategy is based on having all the brands playing their unique role, but all of the ...  Show more

Renault Chief Executive Officer Francois Provost discusses Nissan's overhaul plan, which he says is "good," but adds that the automaker will have to "boost up" a bit its transformation to get on top of the industry's challenges. Provost speaks with Bloomberg’s Caroline Connan at ...  Show more

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson. GUEST: Dan Heckman Senior Director and Fixed-Income Strategist U.S. Bancorp Wealth Management Discussing expecting the FOMC to wait until later in the year to see if economic conditions, specifically unemployment continues ...

According to Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin, much of the time central banking is straightforward. Sometimes it's clear that rate cuts are needed. Sometimes it's clear that rate hikes are needed. Other times everything is going great, and central bankers don't ...  Show more

The US economy has so far withstood the effects of higher interest rates a lot better than expected. Unemployment is still at historic lows, even while inflation has cooled and the Federal Reserve has hiked rates for about 18 months. That's not how things are supposed to work acc ...  Show more

At the end of 2023, there was a lot of optimism that the US economy was on that glide path to a soft landing. But at least in the first quarter of this year, inflation has come in hotter than expected. So is this just a speedbump on the way back down to 2%? Or is this a new traje ...  Show more