Since 2008, the Federal Reserve Board and the European Central Bank have failed to meet the 2% inflation target in any year; the Bank of England (BoE) has been on target in only one year out of seven. Moreover, in 2015, prices in the United States, the eurozone, and the United Kingdom are set to fall.
2008年以来，美联储和欧洲央行每一年都没有实现2%的通胀目标；英格兰银行只在这七年的一年中实现了这一目标。此外，在2015年，美国、欧元区和英国物价想必也会下降。那么通胀锚还有何意义？下跌的物价对经济复苏又意味着什么？