Monetary Policy & Inflation | US
Opportunistic Disinflation Redux?
Dominique Dwor-Frecaut
Summary Fed Chair Jerome Powell has signalled he intends to keep inflation within its current range. He likely intends to implement opportunistic disinflation, a Fed strategy from the 1990s that relies on disinflationary shocks to lower inflation. But today’s macro backdrop is less favourable compared with the 1990s, suggesting the desired disinflationary shocks may not […]