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Higher inflation will not be ‘persistent’; Fed Chair Powell doubles down on outlook

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At the Debate on the International Economy organized by the IMF today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell once more re-iterated that he sees a temporary spike in rates, yet that inflation would not be a long-lasting, consistent pressure.

" There's a distinction between essentially a single increase in prices and persistent inflation. When we claim rising cost of living that's what we indicate. We suggest consistent rising cost of living that goes up by 2% or 4% or whatever it is, year after year, which degree of inflation tends to be determined by underlying rising cost of living dynamics in the economy, as opposed to points like bottlenecks," Powell stated.

Powell added that traffic jams in the supply chain will be fixed, as a result, any kind of cost rise from a "temporarily tight" supply side would likely not duplicate the following year.

Higher degrees of rising cost of living are not a phenomenon that progressed economic climates have seen over the past two decades, he added.

" We have actually had 25 years of rising cost of living characteristics, approximately 25 years, where rising cost of living has actually been reduced. Many economic climates all over the world, a minimum of for the last years, have been not able to get to 2% rising cost of living. Some are actually fighting off disinflation, which has been the leading collection of dynamics about inflation for some years," he claimed. "Currently, we have a scenario where the economic situation is re-opening, there's a rise sought after, possibly, there will be bottlenecks, but it appears not likely that will alter the underlying rising cost of living psychology that has taken deep roots over numerous, years."

Should the requirement emerges, the Fed will certainly have the tools to lead inflation back in the direction of 2%, Powell claimed.

0:00 – International development expectation
1:53 – Consistent vs temporary rising cost of living

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Higher inflation will not be 'persistent'; Fed Chair Powell doubles down on outlook

At the Debate on the Global Economy hosted by the IMF this week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell once again re-iterated that he sees a temporary spike in prices, but that inflation would not be a long-term, persistent force.

"There's a difference between essentially a one-time increase in prices and persistent inflation. When we say inflation that's what we mean. We mean persistent inflation that goes up by 2% or 4% or whatever it is, year after year, and that level of inflation tends to be dictated by underlying inflation dynamics in the economy, as opposed to things like bottlenecks," Powell said.

Powell added that bottlenecks in the supply chain will be resolved, therefore, any price increase from a "temporarily tight" supply side would likely not repeat the following year.

Higher levels of inflation are not a phenomenon that advanced economies have seen over the past two decades, he added.

"We've had 25 years of inflation dynamics, roughly 25 years, where inflation has been low. Many economies around the world, at least for the last decade, have been unable to reach 2% inflation. Some are actually fighting off disinflation, and that has been the dominant set of dynamics about inflation for some decades," he said. "Now, we have a situation where the economy is re-opening, there's a surge in demand, perhaps, there will be bottlenecks, but it seems unlikely that will change the underlying inflation psychology that has taken deep roots over many, many years."

Should the need arises, the Fed will have the tools to guide inflation back towards 2%, Powell said.

0:00 - Global growth outlook
1:53 - Persistent vs short-term inflation

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