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John Authers

Inflation Obsession Is About to Pick Up Velocity

Central banks meeting this week won’t be able to avoid talking about the startling shift in price expectations.

There’s plenty more hot air to go into the inflation balloon this week.

There’s plenty more hot air to go into the inflation balloon this week.

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Get ready for another week of inflation obsession. Following last week’s attempt at calming talk from the European Central Bank, this week brings meetings on monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, as well as the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan. If any of them are inclined to adapt their policy to what they see as coming inflation, they will need to start letting us know about it.