Benign inflation outlook supports case for loose policy

Weak commodity prices and a faltering global recovery suggest that inflation in advanced economies is likely to remain very low for the foreseeable future. This will support the case for continued ultra-loose monetary policy in the US and Japan, and for further easing in the euro-zone.

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