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Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said he anticipates tariffs will drive up inflation and expressed support for a wait-and-see approach to interest-rate adjustments.
The U.S. economy is on solid footing with inflation heading to the central bank's 2% target, but trade policies have clouded the outlook, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on Thursday.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the economy is on solid ground, but warned tariff-related supply-chain disruptions could lead to lower growth and higher inflation.
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies will likely lift inflation, lower growth, and raise unemployment later this year, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said, leaving policymakers with ...
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said global supply chain disruptions and inflation caused by tariffs could weigh heaviest on small businesses, especially those with little access to credit.
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr — who recently stepped down as the central bank's vice chair for supervision — urged banks and regulators to use emerging technologies to keep pace with bad actors.
In a speech Friday, Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said the advent of generative artificial intelligence promises to boost bank productivity, but banks should be careful in choosing AI partners to ...
US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said bank regulators will have to adjust their guardrails as competition from fintech companies pushes lenders toward greater use of artificial intelligence.
Michael Barr is no longer the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, but his regulatory mess lives on. The Trump Administration has an opportunity to appoint a successor, and it would be ...
Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr has stepped off the US central bank’s internal governing Committee on Supervision and Regulation, leaving the panel without a chair.
Monetary policy and is "inextricably" tied to financial stability, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said on Tuesday.
In what is expected to be his final speech as the Fed's rules chief, Barr maintained that strong rules are needed to guard against unforeseen shocks.