Do not rely on rate cuts
Story date: 2007-10-21 11:05:00
Added on: 2007-10-21 19:00:21
Financial Times - A rise in inflation would trigger global interest rate increases, and this in turn could mark the beginning of a severe global recession. There are many reasons to believe that this is not going to happen. Inflation forecasts are relatively optimistic
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