Because central banks delayed interest rate increases early in the pandemic, they have spent 2022 playing catch-up with runaway inflation.
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Many central bankers and economists are forecasting a return to low inflation within a couple of years, but that’s wishful thinking.
Inflation is rising at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan was president.
Central bankers are coming under mounting pressure to get inflation under control.
Debate is raging about whether the recent burst of inflation is temporary or here to stay.
We could welcome the news that prices have been rising much more slowly since the coronavirus pandemic – or we could get nervous.
How many people realise that the central banks’ great programme for reviving the global economy involves hand-picking which companies and sectors to help out?
The days of using interest rates to keep the wheels on are at an end.
The Bank of Japan is trying yet another measure to fight deflation but the economy shows no signs of responding.
Business Briefing: Abenomics fails to address Japan’s true woes
The Japanese government needs to improve job security and address income inequality as "Abenomics" fails to deliver.
Watch out on budget day for how creative Treasury assumptions are on inflation.
The UK has slipped into deflation for the first time since 1960. Here’s why it’s unlikely to stay for long.
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