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Recession Won’t Damage Permanently but Inflation Will

Recession Won’t Damage Permanently but Inflation Will
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Central banks have signaled in this “super week” their intentions to end the tightening cycle soon. But they dare not to confirm anything because inflation is unwilling to ease while recession is unwilling to arrive. Both of these recent symptoms conclude that the tightening effect has not been enough. There are two possibilities here: Either the tightening is enough while it takes time to be effective, or the total tightening so far is not enough where inflation will not revert to target even observing for a dozen months ahead.

Law Ka-chung
Law Ka-chung
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Law Ka-chung is a commentator on global macroeconomics and markets. He has been writing numerous newspaper and magazine columns and talking about markets on various TV, radio, and online channels in Hong Kong since 2005. He covers all types of economics and finance topics in the United States, Europe, and Asia, ranging from macroeconomic theories to market outlook for equities, currencies, rates, yields, and commodities. He has been the chief economist and strategist at a Hong Kong branch of the fifth-largest Chinese bank for more than 12 years. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, MSc in Mathematics, and MSc in Astrophysics.
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