Central banks and governments have responded to the economic havoc caused by Covid-19 with unprecedented levels of both fiscal and monetary stimulus. However, as vaccines are rolled out and economies reopen, continued expansion of fiscal policy would confirm our long-held view of arriving fiscal dominance (i.e. when an indebted economy requires monetary support to stay solvent), alongside the likelihood of higher inflation and the increased risk of a taper tantrum in markets.

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