Shrinking market imbalances will help cut US inflation
Past inflationary bouts offer markers for current trajectories and policies; 1946-48 is closest to the current situation
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- Past episodes
- Post-war: July 1946-October 1948
- Korean War: December 1950-December 1951
- Vietnam War surge: March 1969-January 1971
- OPEC oil embargoes and price hikes: April 1973-October 1982
- Iraq-Kuwait invasion, oil price hikes: April 1989-May 1991
- Global materials shortages: July 2008-August 2008
- COVID-19 stimulus, supply disruptions: May 2021 onwards
- Unwinding bottlenecks and shortages
- Anchored expectations
- Back to the future
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