BIS' Carstens: Essential for fiscal authorities to curb relentless rise in public debt

  • A timely comment given the epic skyrocketing government debt being approved in the US

Agustín Carstens (head of the Bank for International Settlements):

  • Essential for fiscal authorities to curb relentless rise in public debt
  • With days of ultra-low rates over, fiscal authorities have narrow window to put their house in order before public trust in their commitments starts to fray
  • Central banks should not be expected to stabilise inflation at very short time horizons and within narrow ranges

Carstens speaking here:

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