Economics
Summers Sees Fed in a ‘Different Place’ on Inflation Than Before
- Officials realise overheating risk, ex-Treasury secretary says
- He reckons Fed may taper on ‘sooner side’ of forecasts
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the Federal Reserve this week acknowledged the threat of an inflation outbreak is greater than it previously thought.