Money printer slow brrr: the Fed turns down the taps

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: Money printer slow brrr: the Fed turns down the taps
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• Duration: 00:20:40
• Published: 2021-12-16 11:52

America’s central bank plans to pinch off its massive bond-buying programme much faster in a bid to stall inflation; our correspondent says it is perhaps a late-arriving signal—but a promising one. Loneliness is a growing problem in the rich world but seems particularly acute among American men. And why aged artists are increasingly taking over the December music charts.

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