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Should we be worried about the return of inflation?

As prices rise across the world, Tanya Beckett asks if this is a temporary blip owing to the pandemic or a longer lasting return of inflation. Should we be worried?

As prices rise across the world, Tanya Beckett asks if this is a temporary blip owing to the pandemic, or a longer lasting return of inflation. Should we be worried and should policy makers be more willing to raise interest rates to deal with it?

Contributors:
Roger Bootle, Chairman, Capital Economics
Bronwyn Curtis, former Governor, London School of Economics
Claudia Sahm, Senior Fellow, Jain Family Institute
Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist, Berenberg

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Sheila Cook

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23 minutes

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Thu 16 Dec 2021 23:06GMT

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