Inflation has Federal Reserve critics pointing to money supply surge – The Washington Post

Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, said the extra funds that the Fed has pumped into the economy are causing an inflationary reaction that will linger longer than the central bank expects. Once the pandemic passes, all the funds that consumers and financial institutions are sitting on will start to circulate again, driving prices higher, he said.

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