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    Why looming interest rate hikes are so scary for markets this time

    As inflation shoots up to 40-year highs in many regions of the world, central banks are under pressure to increase the price of money, i.e., interest rates, on a faster than anticipated trajectory. This will have far reaching consequences for households, companies, investors, governments and elections 

    Ajay Bagga
    April 19, 2022 / 08:51 IST
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