Invisible Inflation

 The number of times the Fed boosts rates a quarter-point in 2018 will depend entirely on GDP growth and inflation. If both perk up, expect four hikes, if they both remain weak, expect two. The low and falling unemployment rate suggests that inflationary pressures should build. However, researchers find that declines in the unemployment rate today have only 30% as much influence on inflation rates as they did decades ago.

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