High diesel prices are more likely than high gasoline prices to drive up interest rates because they increase core inflation through producer costs.

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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
• 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
• Raising interest rates cannot meaningfully cool inflation when structural fiscal deficits, not private-sector lending, are its main driver. LALyn Alden8 Jan 2025inflationinterest rates
• The Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates as long as inflation stays above target and economic growth remains strong. BCBen Carlson27 Sept 2026inflationinterest rates

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