That 2 per cent inflation target may not be sacred for much longer

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Earlier this month, the doughty institution that is the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

. This included a novel twist: an appeal for western central banks to rethink their mandates. 

Yes, really. “Central bankers should relax their 2 per cent inflation target and assume a wider…