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Taming Inflation Is Only Half The Fed’s Battle

The same industries that are slowing now could snap back abruptly if the central bank eases up to soon, triggering a whole new round of overheating and tightening.

As inflation cools, demand will rebound.
As inflation cools, demand will rebound.

Taming Inflation Is Only Half The Fed’s Battle

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Conor Sen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is founder of Peachtree Creek Investments and may have a stake in the areas he writes about.

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