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Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocks

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US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping the Federal Reserve's focus on inflation, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday.

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