How central bankers fight inflation

With inflation stubbornly rising around the world, central banks have begun fighting back with increases in interest rates. The World’s Carol Hills interviews Jean-Claude Trichet, a former president of the European Central Bank, about the complicated policy conundrum facing finance ministers all over the world.

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