Unemployment Seen Climbing Much Higher Than Fed Expects as It Fights Inflation: Deutsche Bank

Unemployment Seen Climbing Much Higher Than Fed Expects as It Fights Inflation: Deutsche Bank
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, on May 4, 2022. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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Analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a recent note that the Federal Reserve’s fight to crush inflation could send the unemployment rate as high as 6 percent by the end of 2023, equivalent to around 4 million Americans losing their jobs.

After initially downplaying rising inflation as a “transitory,” an embarrassed Fed has moved aggressively to tighten monetary settings and stamp out surging price pressures.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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