Goldman Sachs: Inflation Is Bigger Threat To Economy Than COVID-19

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs warns that the economic damage from inflation will dwarf that of new COVID-19 outbreaks. “Higher-than-expected US inflation recently prompted us to pull forward our forecast for Fed liftoff by a full year to July 2022,” Goldman Sachs stated. “We now expect core PCE inflation to remain above 3% — and core CPI inflation above 4% — when the QE taper concludes, which would make a seamless move from tapering to rate hikes the path of least resistance. After liftoff, we see a second hike in November 2022 and two hikes per year after that.”


