With authorities having shown no appetite to reimpose restrictions on activity and new virus cases now levelling off, the Delta variant is still unlikely to have as big an impact on the economy as previous waves. That said, it adds to a range of other factors weighing on demand, while the renewed disruption to global supply chains could make shortages worse and keep upward pressure on prices.
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