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Why Central Banks Are Worried About the Services Supercycle
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- Jun 29, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained, Lucas and Luna drill into a phenomenon that keeps central bankers up at night: the services supercycle. Using the post-pandemic inflation in the euro area as a case study, they unpack why services prices have been stickier than goods prices, how the European Central Bank's rate path reflects that reality, and what the 'supercycle' label actually means for policy. They walk through the specific data point that triggered the term—services inflation running at 4.1 percent in the euro zone in early 2025 while goods inflation was near zero—and explain why wage growth in services sectors like hospitality and healthcare creates a structural floor under prices. The conversation covers the implications for the neutral rate, the risk of a wage-price spiral, and how services supercycles differ across economies. A focused, data-rich look at one of the most debated concepts in monetary policy today. #ServicesSupercycle #CentralBanking #ECB #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #WageGrowth #NeutralRate #Eurozone #ServicesInflation #GoodsInflation #PriceStickiness #CoreInflation #WagePriceSpiral #Economics #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #MonetaryPolicyExplained #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo