SINGAPORE – Signs that inflation is softening have been emerging recently, but the persistent pace of gains in core consumer prices means the crisis is far from over.
This environment of high prices – in Singapore and in other advanced economies – challenges the market consensus that lower inflation can be achieved without a recession and a jump in unemployment.
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