Article 5FQD3 Why is no one in Europe talking about dangers of rising inflation?

Why is no one in Europe talking about dangers of rising inflation?

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Hans-Werner Sinn
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If economies recover and stimulus turbocharges pent-up demand, a lot of bank credit could result from central bank money

The increasing risk of a return of inflation in the US and Europe is beginning to galvanise debates among economists. One key source of inflation fears is the expectation that, once the Covid-19 pandemic has been overcome by vaccines, pent-up demand will explode in an orgy of consumption.

Moreover, today's unprecedentedly large government bailout programmes will have powerful inflationary multiplier effects.

Related: Why central banks should forget about 2% inflation | Jeffrey Frankel

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