Bullock: RBA Seeks to Curb Inflation Without Harming Jobs

Reserve Bank of Australia’s Bullock Says Inflation Momentum Is High BULLOCK SAYS AUSTRALIA CANNOT LET INFLATION SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL ... Breaking | Reserve Bank of Australia's Governor Bullock confirms the board will prioritize data-driven decisions and will not issue forward guidance. RBA Governor Bullock signals longer path to target as inflation pulse remains too strong RBA Gov Bullock: No Talks on 50 Basis Point Hike

BLS won't release January jobs report on Friday - Barron's PARTIAL SHUTDOWN DELAYS JANUARY JOBS REPORT The partial government shutdown has pushed back the January 2026 jobs report, originally set for Feb 6, along with December’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Metropolitan Area Employment data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…

BARKIN: FED IS FACING A DIFFERENT QUESTION NOW, WITH INFLATION ABOVE TARGET, THAN THE GREENSPAN-LED FED DID IN THE 1990S FED'S BARKIN SAYS HE IS VERY FRIENDLY TO THE NOTION THAT INFLATION MIGHT COME DOWN, BUT LOOKING TO SEE IT FED'S BARKIN SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT RISKS TO EMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION - FED'S POLICY RATE IS NOW AT HIGHER END OF ESTIMATES OF NEUTRAL - HE HEARS OVERWHELMINGLY FROM COMPANIES THAT DEMAND IS FINE, NOT 'FROTHY' FED'S BARKIN: PRODUCTIVITY IS COMING NOT JUST FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BUT FROM COMPANIES WANTING TO LIMIT HIRING, ADAPTING TO PAST LABOR SHORTAGES - HE DOES NOT KNOW WARSH WELL, BUT THAT FED CHAIR NOMINEE SEEMS CAPABLE AND CHARISMATIC Fed's Barkin: I will do the job Congress set for me, and I trust that is what the new Fed chair will do as well.