The Fed will meet on the 16th and 17th of September to decide whether it’s time to normalize its accommodative monetary policy. But despite vice-chairman Stanley Fischer’s hints at an inflation increase in September, analysts still think that several factors complicate the FED’s decision. Recent turbulence in equities markets across the globe as well as uncertainties about China’s market are only some of the factors putting a damper on the economy. During an Economic Policy Symposium held in Wyoming this August, central bankers discussed how inflation would finally rise despite these issues. After all, the factors that had been holding it down (including fading oil prices, downward … [Read more...]