'No easing up on action to cut inflation' - Larry Summers at Davos 2023

Jan 20, 2023

Davos 2023 ; Central banks to revising their 2% inflation targets upwards would be a 'grave error', the top US economist warned.

Central banks to revising their 2% inflation targets upwards would be a 'grave error', the top US economist warned. Image: Unsplash/engin akyurt

Gayle Markovitz

Lead Editor, World Economic Forum

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Larry Summers speaks on inflation during the Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era? session at Davos 2023. Image: World Economic Forum/Manuel Lopez

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