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Economy6 hours ago (Mar 30, 2021 05:40PM ET)

Fed's Barkin sees excess savings driving economy for years© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology in Dallas

(Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said he is very “bullish” on the U.S. economy this year, and expects household savings accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic to help fuel growth in 2022 and 2023 as well.

“People just have a lot of money in their pockets,” Barkin told the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. As vaccinations accelerate and people feel more comfortable going out to dinner and getting on airplanes, he said, they’ll spend more of that money, but there’s “no way” it will all get spent this year.

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