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Economist: Fed overlooks demand as inflation's true cause

A top economist argues that the Federal Reserve is overlooking the primary driver of current inflation. He identifies aggregate demand, rather than supply chain disruptions or geopolitical events like oil shocks, as the core issue. This perspective suggests that current monetary policy might be misaligned with the actual causes of rising prices. AI

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Economist: Fed overlooks demand as inflation's true cause

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 · Shawn Tully ·

    Forget tariffs and the Iran oil shock—a top economist says the Fed is blind to the real inflation threat

    "We have an aggregate demand issue, not a supply disruption issue," says William Luther, an associate professor at Florida Atlantic University.