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Rate hikes alone will not curb inflation

NEW HAVEN    As inflation in the United States reaches new heights, economists are debating how high the Federal Reserve (Fed) will need to hike interest rates to curb demand and rein in price growth. Some commentators believe that the Fed will need to be as aggressive as Fed Chair Paul Volcker in the early 1980s, who ended up raising interest rates to as high as 20 per cent.

Joan Ricart-Huguet

Lose-lose trade sanctions

NEW HAVEN    One of the strongest arguments for free trade is that it promotes peace between participating countries. There is an undeniable correlation between the two, even if it is not always clear whether peace is a pre-condition for the free movement of goods and services, or whether commerce creates the economic incentives for all participants to maintain peace.

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