Growth should decelerate through the final three quarters of the year and once that happens inflation pressures we've seen will begin to ease. That should lead to a more benign tightening cycle, which won't be threatening to the financial markets,
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We'll see continued downward pressure on unit labor costs in the first quarter. I think it's favorable on the inflation front.
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The Fed are saying that there is no evidence yet that underlying inflation is moving higher.
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