2025-02-26
8 分钟The Economist Hello, Mike Bird here, co-host of Money Talks,
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After peaking in 2022 at 11% year on year,
inflation across the rich world has steadily fallen.
Until now.
As central banks bring down interest rates,
headline inflation across the rich world is edging up.
It rose from 2.1% in September to 2.5% in December.
On February 19, Britain reported inflation for January,
3% year-on-year, up from a recent low of 1.7%.
Polish inflation in January was 5.3%, up from 4.7% the month before.
German inflation fell to 2.3%, but that was still above the 1.6% reached last summer.
American consumer prices rose by 3% year on year, up from a recent low of 2.4%.
Some wonder why central banks cut rates before inflation was at or below target,
considering that economic growth has barely slowed.
Inflation is like cockroaches, John Cochrane of Stanford University recently wrote.
When there are only a few left, it is not the time to let up.