Repeats speech from Baltimore
The Fed's Barkin has repeated his speech from Baltimore back on January 3. At that time he said:
- US economy healthy was some risks, possible shocks
- Encouraged by job reports and pace of holiday spending
- Reducing uncertainty would boost US economy
- Jobless claims, leading index signal no recession
- Imagines an escalation with Iran as possible shock (it happened)
- US growth easing to normal level, not underperforming
Fed's Barkin is a nonvoting member on the Federal Reserve Board this year.
At 1:20 PM ET/1820 GMT, Fed's Evans is expected to speak on the economic outlook at an event in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Question and answer session is expected with both the audience and media. Evans is a non-voting member in 2020.
At 2 PM ET/1900 GMT Fed's Bullard speaks to Wisconsin bankers. As is typical with Bullard he will take questions from both the audience and media. Bullard is also a non-voting member in 2020.
Also scheduled to speak this afternoon is back of Canada's Poloz at 1:45 PM ET/1845 GMT and ECB councilmember Weidman at 2:10 PM ET/1910 GMT.
