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Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate

This Best of The Breakdown August 2020 edition features commentary from Hugh Hendry, Preston Pysh and Adam Tooze.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:50 a.m. Published Sep 1, 2020, 7:00 p.m. 1 min read
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This Best of The Breakdown August 2020 edition features commentary from Hugh Hendry, Preston Pysh and Adam Tooze.

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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.comBitstamp and Nexo.io.

August has come to a close. In this recap and “best of” episode, NLW looks at the big themes that defined the month. Most notable was the discussion of inflation culminating in the Federal Reserve’s newly announced policy of average inflation targeting.

See also: How Much Should We Fear Post-Crisis Debt or Inflation? Feat. Adam Tooze

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