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Do central banks still care about inflation?

uS inflation for April came in worse than expected with April’s consumer price index (CPI inflation) rising 4.2% and core CPI gaining 3%, the highest since 2009. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) targets inflation of 2% and even though they focus on core CPI, the number overshot this target.

Now, there are two issues, the first being the

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