“There is a rising risk that central banks get it wrong”—global inflation climbs

RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE has pushed global prices, which were already climbing, even higher. As America’s central bank raises its target interest rate for the first time in four years, we break down the challenges facing central bankers. In the fourth instalment of our French election series, we look at how the conflict has changed the race. And Russia’s seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear plant ends three decades of scientific research. Runtime: 24 min

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