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Fed officials see ‘transitory’ inflation lasting quite a while

Greg Ip  |  September 23, 2021

By Greg Ip, includes “All year the Federal Reserve’s message on inflation has been consistent: This year’s surge is transitory, and inflation will soon return close to the central bank’s 2% target. Yet look more closely, and it is clear officials are turning less sanguine—and that explains growing eagerness to start raising interest rates. … The message from the Fed’s latest projections is that ‘transitory’ is lasting an awfully long time.”

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