Economics
Summers Sees Recession Chance Up to 40% as Soft Landing Elusive
- Former Treasury chief says labor shortages worst in lifetime
- Unclear whether U.S. will return to secular stagnation
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said inflation has become entrenched, lowering the probability that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame price increases without causing a recession.