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Chokepoints Make Supply Shocks Harder for Policymakers to Read

Original: Chokepoints and the Challenge Facing Policymakers to Gauge Supply Shocks

Policymakers are struggling to measure how disruptions at global chokepoints affect supply chains and inflation. The challenge is assessing how quickly shocks from contested shipping routes, canals and ports spread through the world economy, making it harder for central banks and governments to calibrate their responses to price pressures.

Why now: Ongoing disruptions at key trade chokepoints are raising concerns about inflation and the difficulty of forecasting supply shocks.

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