Apollo’s Slok Warns of Inflation Risk From Diesel Surge

Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, said rising diesel prices could create inflation pressures that may not be fully captured in Federal Reserve monitoring because the price increases filter into other categories of the Consumer Price Index beyond the energy line. Slok made the comments during an appearance on Bloomberg Surveillance. The warning addresses how diesel cost increases can affect inflation measurements through multiple pathways in the economy.

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