Current policy is in a good place to respond to ongoing shocks': Fed’s Barkin projects confidence
بواسطة Agustin Wazne
تم التحديث: 21 May 2026
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Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin said on Thursday that "current monetary policy is in a good place to respond to ongoing shocks." Speaking about the US economic outlook and monetary policy, Barkin added that future rate decisions will depend on how businesses and consum
Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin said on Thursday that "current monetary policy is in a good place to respond to ongoing shocks." Speaking about the US economic outlook and monetary policy, Barkin added that future rate decisions will depend on how businesses and consumers react to developing conditions.
Key quotes:
Current policy is in a good place to respond to ongoing shocks.
Whether the Fed needs to hike rates depends on how businesses, consumers react to developing conditions.
Consumers are not happy but continue to spend.
Businesses are so far managing productivity improvements through attrition and not layoffs.
Policy of looking through supply shocks has worked well in the past, but it is easy to see more challenging conditions and more frequent shocks in the future.
So far long-term inflation expectations appear to remain contained.”
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Canadian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.24% | -0.09% | -0.13% | 0.02% | |
| EUR | -0.06% | -0.06% | -0.06% | 0.16% | -0.16% | -0.24% | -0.06% | |
| GBP | -0.01% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.22% | -0.09% | -0.15% | -0.01% | |
| JPY | -0.02% | 0.06% | -0.02% | 0.19% | -0.11% | -0.23% | -0.02% | |
| CAD | -0.24% | -0.16% | -0.22% | -0.19% | -0.29% | -0.38% | -0.23% | |
| AUD | 0.09% | 0.16% | 0.09% | 0.11% | 0.29% | -0.08% | 0.06% | |
| NZD | 0.13% | 0.24% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.38% | 0.08% | 0.14% | |
| CHF | -0.02% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.23% | -0.06% | -0.14% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
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