Inflation is topical again. The crowd is becoming increasingly concerned that a combination of factors, including ramped-up fiscal spending and ongoing monetary stimulus, will conspire to unleash firmer pricing pressure. By some accounts, inflation is set to spiral higher and threaten the price stability that’s prevailed for several decades.
Daily Archives: March 23, 2021
Macro Briefing: 23 March 2021
* Gunman kills 10 in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Colorado
* US officials raise new questions over AstraZeneca vaccine trial results
* White House working on $3 trillion infrastructure proposal
* Will rising EU-China tensions derail new investment deal?
* Lessons from 2010-2011 inflation scare are relevant again
* UK jobless rate unexpectedly fell over three months through January
* Federal Reserve won’t issue a digital currency without congressional approval
* Existing home sales down sharply in Feb due to drop in supply
* US economy contracted in Feb via Chicago Fed Nat’l Activity Index:
