It’s easy to shrug off the current spike in inflation as temporary. Food prices, after all, tend to settle rather quickly once the weather calms and farmers take their cue. Energy costs, too, may begin to ease when the Middle East regains stability. So, why hike rates if the current price shock is bound to fade in a few, short months?
人们很容易对当前通胀飙升不以为然，视之为暂时现象。毕竟，一旦天气转好、农民们认清时务，粮食价格往往会很快平稳下来。而等中东恢复稳定，能源价格可能也会开始回落。那么，如果本轮物价冲击在短短几个月后就注定会消退，现在又何必加息呢？
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