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To Solve Inflation, First Solve Deficits, This Theory Advises
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wsj.comU.S. inflation and budget deficits are both uncomfortably high. These are usually seen as separate problems. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he will get inflation back to 2% regardless of what Congress and the president do with fiscal policy.
But fiscal and monetary policy aren’t so easily separated. After all, fiscal stimulus had some role in pushing inflation up, and as the Fed raises interest rates to combat that inflation, it will worsen deficits. Britain had to abandon deficit-financed tax cuts over fears they would drive inflation and interest rates higher. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire recently warned: “Central banks’ restrictive policies are ineffective if public finances continue to expand.”
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