
The Fed needs to get real about inflation
CNN
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell loves to use the word "transitory" to describe the threat of inflation. But with each passing day, it looks more and more like inflation pressures are mounting in a much more significant manner than the Fed would like.
The use of the word "transitory" could very well turn out to be transitory. Powell may need a new catchphrase to describe how inflation might be a bit stickier and thornier problem. Wages are rising and so are bond yields. The housing market is still chugging along. The prices of many retail goods are going up, partly because of supply shortages but also because of real demand.
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