With last week’s GDP figures providing further evidence that the economic recovery is becoming entrenched, the recovery should be able to withstand the looming round of energy price hikes. Indeed, other recent commodity price movements have actually brightened the outlook for inflation and suggest that the squeeze on living standards will gradually ease over the next year.
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