Not exact matches
«In the presence of uncertainty and the absence of accelerating
inflationary pressures, it would be unwise for policy to foreclose on the possibility of making further gains in the labor market,» she said, adding that «disinflation
pressure and weak demand from abroad will likely weigh on the U.S. outlook for some time, and fragility in
global markets could again pose risks here at home.»
If rhetoric turns into policy,
inflationary pressures would continue to build, already tense relationships among trade allies and foes would escalate, and it could cost the
global economy a whopping $ 470B by 2020 as the chart below shows.
While some tell us that
inflationary pressures are temporary and primarily due to bottlenecks in the energy sector, we have long argued that inflation in all commodity prices is not a temporary supply issue, but driven by the
global imbalances.
In part this increase was due to an increase in the cash rate in light of
inflationary pressures building on the back of the boom in the resource sector, as well as reflecting the increasing return to capital in Australia at that time; thereafter, interest rates declined sharply in response to the
global financial crisis.
Domestic
inflationary pressures, associated with higher wages and incomes, will lead to higher inflation for non-tradable goods and services but, at the same time, the gradual pass through of the initial exchange rate appreciation will lead to lower inflation for tradable goods and services (whose prices in foreign currency terms depend to a significant extent on
global considerations).
Rather than react to fluctuating
inflationary pressures, they're looking at the overall domestic and
global economy and making common sense decisions.