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Markus Demary / Michael Hüther in Intereconomics External Publication 15. February 2022 How Large Is the Risk of Stagflation in the Eurozone

The rapid recovery of demand combined with supply constraints has led to rising prices during the past months. This is evident in oil and gas markets, but also in international trade, which has been thrown out of step by bottlenecks at Asian ports.

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How Large Is the Risk of Stagflation in the Eurozone
Markus Demary / Michael Hüther in Intereconomics External Publication 15. February 2022

How Large Is the Risk of Stagflation in the Eurozone

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

The rapid recovery of demand combined with supply constraints has led to rising prices during the past months. This is evident in oil and gas markets, but also in international trade, which has been thrown out of step by bottlenecks at Asian ports.

This situation creates a trade-off for the European Central Bank, because a more expansionary monetary policy cannot mitigate the supply bottlenecks and supply-side restrictions, while a more restrictive monetary policy would slow down the economic recovery. For this reason, key interest rate hikes in the eurozone are not to be expected for 2022. If the supply-side factors become persistent and wage policy tries to pass the price effects on, monetary policy will be forced to become restrictive

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How Large Is the Risk of Stagflation in the Eurozone
Markus Demary / Michael Hüther in Intereconomics External Publication 15. February 2022

How Large Is the Risk of Stagflation in the Eurozone

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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