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President's Message Index

In this column, Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin shares his views on current economic and policy issues.

Econ Focus, First/Second Quarter 2024

A Forecasting Personality Test

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2023

The Great Job Reshuffling

Econ Focus, Third Quarter 2023

Bringing Talent to Small Towns

Econ Focus, Second Quarter 2023

Learning From Our District

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2023

A Labor Drought?

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2022

How Long Will Higher Inflation Last?

Econ Focus, Third Quarter 2022

A Shift in the Inflation Winds?

Econ Focus, Second Quarter 2022

A Unique Moment for Small Towns

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2022

Making It Work

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2021

Challenges of Forward Guidance

Econ Focus, Second/Third Quarter 2021

Do Employees Expect More Now?

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2021

On Remote Work, Markets Will Decide

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2020

Furniture Faces a New Challenge

Econ Focus, Second/Third Quarter 2020

Confronting a Tragic Reality

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2020

What We Don’t Know about What's Next

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2019

Expectations and the Economy

Econ Focus, Second/Third Quarter 2019

Business Short-Termism and Monetary Policy

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2019

What's Lost when Rural Hospitals Close

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2018

What’s Happening to Productivity Growth?

Econ Focus, Third Quarter 2018

The Supply Side of Rural Development

Econ Focus, Second Quarter 2018

Trade and Trepidation

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2018

Taxes and the Fed