Two Indicators: The 2% inflation target
from Planet Money
by NPR
Published: Fri Jan 13 2023
Show Notes
If the Fed had a mantra to go along with its mandate, it might well be "two percent." We look into how that became the target inflation rate, why some economists are calling for a change and how the inflation rate becomes unanchored.
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