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Should we be worried about the return of inflation?

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

As prices rise across the world, Tanya Beckett asks if this is a temporary blip owing to the pandemic, or a longer lasting return of inflation. Should we be worried and should policy makers be more willing to raise interest rates to deal with it?

Contributors: \nRoger Bootle, Chairman, Capital Economics\nBronwyn Curtis, former Governor, London School of Economics \nClaudia Sahm, Senior Fellow, Jain Family Institute\nHolger Schmieding, Chief Economist, Berenberg

Presenter: Tanya Beckett\nProducer: Sheila Cook