The inflation that should worry you

If energy costs rise and supply chains seize up further, triggering price rises, then that could be a warning sign for the economy.

Ronald MizenPolitical correspondent

Oct 1, 2021 – 1.55pm

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ising energy prices, global supply chain bottlenecks, labour shortages and cashed-up households ready to unleash pent-up demand have some economists pondering the emergence of a perfect inflationary storm.

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Ronald MizenPolitical correspondentRonald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.