IL50: Why Central Banks Are Losing Control of Inflation ft. Manoj Pradhan

Manoj Pradhan returns to Top Traders Unplugged to explain why the forces that kept inflation and interest rates low for decades are now reversing. Drawing on themes from The Great Demographic Reversal and his new book The Unanchored Central Banker, he argues that aging populations, labor shortages, rising fiscal deficits, and the changing role of central banks are creating a very different macroeconomic landscape. The conversation explores why demographics matter more than many models assume, whether AI can offset labor shortages, and why central banks may increasingly be forced to choose between controlling inflation and maintaining fiscal stability.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Why demographics matter for inflation and central banks

03:05 - The demographic sweet spot that lowered inflation and rates

06:28 - Why labor supply is now reversing

12:15 - Global birth rates and the replacement rate problem

17:03 - The fiscal blind spot in conventional economic models

20:31 - Housing, urbanization, and real interest rates