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Jul 2022
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Is Inflation Cresting? Adam Ozimek Share...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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Adam Ozimek, Chief Economist at Innovate Economy, explains why he's hopeful inflation has crested, why it's stuck around longer than economists expected, and why he believes we'll see inflation come down in the coming months and back down to normal over the next year.


This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Inflation special.



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