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Atlanta Federal Reserve

"We're right at the beginning of the hard part" of taming inflation, Atlanta Fed CEO says

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 24, 2023
Raphael Bostic says the Fed needs to stay focused on its goal of slowing down the economy and reducing inflation to its 2% target.
"Ultimately, shaken confidence in the full faith and credit of the United States government will not be good for the economy and will not be good for your average American," Raphael Bostic of the Atlanta Fed says of the debt ceiling debate.
Stephen Nowland/Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Some kinds of inflation are "stickier" than others

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 15, 2022
"Flexible" prices, like those for gas and produce, may not track inflation trends as well their "sticky" counterparts, like shelter and dining out.
Processed food is a "sticky" price item. The nonfood expenses, like packaging, advertising, shipping and labor, are likely to stay expensive for a while, says Jim Hertel at Inmar Intelligence.
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Race and Economy

Atlanta Fed President Bostic on our "less-than economy"

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 28, 2020
While Amazon and Home Depot are doing well, small businesses are not. "There really is a split going on, and disparities are getting wider," he says.
"We're going to let evidence show that inflation is starting to get out of control" instead of trying to preempt it, says Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Bank of Atlanta.
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Race and Economy

"Systemic racism is around us, all the time," Atlanta Fed president says

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jun 15, 2020
Raphael Bostic discusses the challenges of the economy and racial inequality.
Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
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