IMF's Georgieva: Central banks should hike rates if inflation expectations de-anchor
Von Eren Sengezer
Aktualisiert: 9 Apr 2026
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Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Thursday that central banks should hike interest rates if inflation expectations threaten to de-anchor and ignite an inflation spiral, per Reuters.
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Thursday that central banks should hike interest rates if inflation expectations threaten to de-anchor and ignite an inflation spiral, per Reuters.
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