US may need 7.5% unemployment to curb inflation – research

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Reuters/Howard Schneider/9-7-2022

idyllic artist representation of Main Street America“The U.S. unemployment rate may need to reach as high as 7.5%, double its current level, to end the country’s outbreak of high inflation, according to new estimates from a team of researchers including two staff economists from the International Monetary Fund.”

USAGOLD note: A unemployment number that high signals that getting inflation under control might be considerably more painful on Main Street than most are contemplating.

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