Laura Lau on the role fossil fuel costs play in inflation

by Petar

| June 20th, 2022

Chief Investment Officer Laura Lau speaks with the CBC’s Peter Armstrong about the indirect impact oil costs are having on inflation, especially in the pricing of commodities.

Article: Forget rate hikes — these economists say to tame inflation, we need cheap oil

 

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