Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Story Behind the Number

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Jun 30, 202630:51Business

Inflation pressures were already brewing when Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas stepped in as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022, but rising geopolitical tensions soon added fuel to the fire, and inflation remained a challenge...

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