Fed's Barkin: Some businesses still saying they need to raise prices

  • Comments from the Richmond Fed President
  • The labor market is 'quite tight'
  • Demand is definitely cooling, in part because it was overstimulated during the pandemic
  • Fed rate hikes are also helping to reduce demand
  • Data on productivity is moving in the wrong way but much is unknown about covid impacts on hiring and the labor force

There's nothing notable here so far and the market is pricing in a 42% chance of a hike in June.

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