© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s commitment to raising interest rates in order to bring inflation back down to its 2% goal will not necessarily result in a severe economic downturn and brings some benefits, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday.
“A recession is obviously a risk,” Barkin said during an event at the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce in West Virginia. “It doesn’t have to be like a 2008 recession. It doesn’t need to be calamitous, we’re out of balance today…returning to normal might actually mean products on shelves, cars on lots and restaurants fully staffed.”
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