You know.. your local mainstream media.. “the growth is exploding”LOL.. real GDP relative to inflation still negative… El-Erian says ‘transitory’ was the ‘worst inflation call in the history’ of the Fed

El-Erian says ‘transitory’ was the ‘worst inflation call in the history’ of the Fed

  • Calling inflation “transitory” was a historically bad move for the Fed, according to Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian.
  • The comments came after the Labor Department reported that the consumer price index rose 6.8% from a year ago in November.
  • The Fed has a policy meeting this week during which it is expected to act to combat inflation.

US Wholesale Price-Spike Worst in the Data, Even Services

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