Looking at the Economic Myth of the "Soft Landing"

Looking at the Economic Myth of the “Soft Landing”

09/13/2022 Frank Shostak

Paul Krugman recently argued that the Federal Reserve can engineer a “soft landing” for the economy as it tries to deal with inflation. Such a view ignores economic realities.

Original Article: “Looking at the Economic Myth of the “Soft Landing””

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