Fed's Barkin: Economy firming, not weakening; not yet an overheating case

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Sep 22, 2026, 12:51 PM EDTUpdated Sep 22, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT

Fed's Barkin said he would not yet make an overheating case. The economy is firming and not weakening. Earlier in the same appearance, Barkin noted the labor market is not overheated, that tariff and energy shocks are not fading, and that much of the PCE index is rising above 3%. He warned high inflation today could spill into future expectations.

Sentimentbullish 60

Bullish · 60 of 100

Impact40

low · stays off the top drivers

Confidence95%

high confidence · 16 wires

Eventdeveloping

v16 · alerted to followers

WHAT WE KNOW

Fed's Barkin said he would not yet make an overheating case for the economy.

How it developed16 wires · newest first

12:51 PM to 2:17 PM

2:17 PMFed's Barkin: seeing more price pressures than comfortablebearish 30 · impact 40
2:16 PMFed's Barkin: Economy firming, not weakening; not yet an overheating casebullish 60 · impact 10
2:16 PMFed's Barkin: businesses less reluctant on investment, spending after uncertainty erabullish 65 · impact 40
1:40 PMFed's Barkin hopes current period resembles 1990s mid-cycle adjustmentbullish 65 · impact 30
1:40 PMFED’S BARKIN: FED IS HIGHLY ATTENTIVE TO FINANCIAL CONDITIONS BUT CANNOT ASSUME MARKETS WILL KEEP RATES HIGH ENOUGH TO COOL INFLATION
1:37 PMBarkin: Fed attentive to financial conditions but can't rely on markets to cool inflationbearish 35 · impact 30
1:31 PMFed's Barkin compares current period to 1990s mid-cycle adjustmentbullish 65 · impact 40
1:12 PMFed's Barkin: Consumer spending tied to labor market healthbullish 65 · impact 35
1:11 PMFed's Barkin: little evidence consumer balance sheets are stretchedneutral 50 · impact 30
1:07 PMFed's Barkin: Labor market not overheated or particularly tightneutral 50 · impact 25
12:55 PMBarkin: inflation risks outweighed employment risks in last week's hikebearish 40 · impact 10
12:52 PMFed's Barkin: tariff and energy shocks not fading, warns of persistent inflation riskbearish 35 · impact 40
12:52 PMFed's Barkin sees momentum outside data centers and AIbullish 60 · impact 10
12:51 PMBarkin: Economic conditions are firmingneutral 50 · impact 10
12:51 PMFed's Barkin: Much of PCE inflation rising above 3%, not just energy and tariffsbearish 30 · impact 40
12:51 PMFed's Barkin: last week's rate hike helps price stability, more hikes possiblebearish 35 · impact 40 · this page

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