The forces which have weakened the relationship between unemployment and inflation in recent decades are likely to persist, or even gather strength, in the coming years. If so, wage and price pressures will remain subdued even as the world economy reaches full capacity. This is one of several reasons why interest rates are likely to rise much less than they did during previous tightening cycles.
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