Economics

Central Bankers Rejoice: There Are Signs That Inflation Is Actually Arriving

Welcome signs after years of meager price pressures.

Is higher inflation at hand?

Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg
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Christmas may have come early for central bankers in some advanced economies.

Deflationary forces have abated amid firming commodity prices and a sustained labor-market improvements, contributing to a recent sell-off in many developed-market sovereign bonds. Calls for expansionary fiscal policy to buoy growth going forward have also helped shift the mood.