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Some government measures are inflationary; sharp rate rises may tame it while helping the economy slow in late 2022
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US consumer inflation rose by 9.1% and the Beige Book emphasised rising fears; India’s wholesale inflation rose by 15.2%
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US job resignations remained historically high and vacancies are easing only slowly from record levels
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High inflation is fuelling inflation expectations and wage demands, increasing the risk of a wage-price spiral
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More aggressive rate rises should help cut inflation in the rest of 2022 but the risk of a harder landing is rising
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The labour market is showing early signs of weakening modestly and wages are growing well behind inflation
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Inflation rates many times faster than world averages is likely to continue and could evolve into a chronic condition
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Romania has the EU’s second-largest cultivated area for major crops but production incentives must focus on larger farms
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External factors may have driven high inflation in Poland as elsewhere but a tight labour market is forcing up wages too
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Local conditions are driving Baltic inflation above the EU average and will affect growth rates and the public finances
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