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Global Inflation to Stay Stubbornly High as Wrecked Supply Chains Persist: Reuters Poll

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:25 am
by claireokc
BENGALURU—The global streak of high inflation is far from over and aggressive monetary policy tightening will fall short in taming price pressures to mandated levels as broken supply chains are unlikely to mend anytime soon, Reuters polls showed. Inflation in most countries has soared to multi-year highs, driven by a rebound in economic activity and a further straining of rampant supply chain disruptions. While economists were expecting inflation to moderate this year with signs of supply shocks easing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recent lockdowns induced by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in parts of China, a major manufacturer, have derailed much of that optimism. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/global-in ... 33730.html