Odd Lots: Why Adam Posen Thinks Inflation Will Hit 4% (Podcast)

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Adam Posen, Peterson Institute President, predicts inflation will reach 4% by the end of the year, contradicting the consensus direction of returning to the 2% target.

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The future is always tough to predict, but generally when it comes to inflation, a lot of the debate is about how long it will take the Federal Reserve to get back to its 2% target. In other words, people generally agree on the direction, but disagree on the speed. But our guest on this episode violently disagrees with the consensus direction. Peterson Institute President Adam Posen thinks inflation will be back at 4% by the end of the year. He first unveiled his thesis in a piece co-written wit

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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 13, 2026.
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