Prof Cecilia Rouse: ' US economy recovery will be bumpy' - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Top economic adviser at the White House, Professor Cecilia Rouse, has played down concerns that President Biden's huge stimulus programme is driving up inflation.

In a rare interview, Prof Rouse said America's recovery from the pandemic had been "spectacular" but she acknowledged there would be bumps in the road with inflationary pressures, which she described as "transitory".

Radio 4 Today programme's Martha Kearney found out more.

(Image: Cecilia Rouse; Credit: European Pressphoto Agency)

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