
Commentary / World Feb 28, 2022
The 2% inflation target should be consigned to history
It’s time for rigid inflation targets to be scrapped and for more flexibility to be breathed into monetary frameworks.
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It’s time for rigid inflation targets to be scrapped and for more flexibility to be breathed into monetary frameworks.
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