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By Brad Tank
Temporary price spikes over the past 20 or 30 years have all passed without sparking a general rise in inflation, but here are four reasons why we think this time is different.
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The Inflation Generation
Summary
- The selloff across global developed market government bonds over the past two weeks is prompting many to dust off the old inflation playbooks.
- China is no longer exporting disinflation to the rest of the world.
- Many businesses have contracts that allow them to pass rising costs down the supply chain.
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