Sentences with phrase «debate over inflation»

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The debate prior to this crisis can be (perhaps simplistically) characterised as between those who argued that an inflation - targeting central bank should care about asset prices to the extent that they affected the forecasts of output and inflation over the policy horizon, and those who argued that additional attention needed to be paid to asset prices and the possibility of credit imbalances.

News media are characterizing the debate over whether or not to increase rates, as «Should we be more concerned about the pace of job growth or the threat of inflation?»

In normal times, the debate over monetary policy is between «hawks» who want the Fed to emphasize its inflation target, and «doves» who want it to focus on lowering unemployment.