“Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools forcefully to bring demand and supply into better balance. Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth.  While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labour market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses. These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation. But a failure to restore price stability would mean far greater painRestoring price stability will likely require maintaining a restrictive policy stance for some time.” — Jay Powell at Jackson Hole, August 26th, 2022. (more…)