Renewed restrictions: inflationary or disinflationary?

If Omicron turns out to be malign enough to prompt tighter restrictions, we suspect that the net result would initially be for inflation to be lower than otherwise. But by worsening product and potentially labour shortages, restrictions on household activity could end up keeping inflation above targets for longer.

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