More from Fed's Barkin - US economy may be on the brink of full recovery

Head of the Richmon Fed brank, speaking from remarks prepared for a conference in Asia.

• with most recent $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, economy 'has come most of the way back'
• says focus now should be on groups of workers facing longer-term displacement, such as parents forced to leave the labour market
• US may be 'on the brink' of complete recovery
• says policy after the pandemic should let markets work, and not hinder creation of new businesses to protect existing ones

Earlier in the session Barkin gave an interview to Bloomberg:

• Fed's Barkin says the dot plot is not FOMC policy