Central banks should hold inflation-protected bonds as primary assets

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• Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. OBOlivier Blanchard1 Jun 2022inflationinterest rates
• High diesel prices are more likely than high gasoline prices to drive up interest rates because they increase core inflation through producer costs. PKPaul Krugman21 Sept 2026inflationinterest rates
• Holding real assets helps central banks control inflation JCJohn H. Cochrane1 Oct 2026inflationinterest rates
• Inflation could stay elevated for a while even as the Fed keeps raising rates, because of war-driven costs and AI capital spending. BCBen Carlson27 Sept 2026inflationinterest rates
• Judging by output kept near potential despite weak private demand, Japan's decades of high debt and low inflation reflect a qualified policy success, not failure. OBOlivier Blanchard1 Jun 2022inflationinterest rates

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