Central Banks Must Keep Hiking as Growth Slows: OECD

  • Fighting inflation is top priority now, chief economist says
  • OECD sees significant 2023 slowdown but not a global recession
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The world’s central banks must keep raising interest rates to fight soaring and pervasive inflation, even as the global economy sinks into a significant slowdown, the OECD said on Tuesday.

The unexpected surge in prices and its impact on real incomes is hurting people everywhere, creating problems that will only worsen if policymakers fail to act, the Paris-based organization said.