Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin spoke earlier on "The New Job Hierarchy" before the Money Marketeers of New York University:
More from Barkin, Q&A now:
- Fed holding steady at the September FOMC meeting was appropriate
- Fed has time to see data before deciding what’s next for rates
- The path forward depends on what happens with inflation
- Will be watching the job market closely for clues
- Cautions against reading too much into Federal Reserve forecasts
- Says the job market has remained very healthy
- Is not sure how the economy will perform over coming months
- There is still a lot of uncertainty how the Fed's balance sheet influences the economy
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