New inflation warning: Get used to high interest rates, IMF warns | CNN Business

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The International Monetary Fund has warned that stubborn inflation could keep interest rates higher for longer than expected, increasing fiscal and financial risks around the world.

Persistently high prices for services — which include haircuts, hotels and restaurants — as well as escalating trade tensions are propping up inflation and raising the prospect that interest rates will stay high for a while yet, the IMF cautioned Tuesday in its latest World Economic Outlook.

The warning highlights that the global economy is not yet in the clear when it comes to inflation, which explains

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