Larry Fink
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
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Larry Fink expects US inflation to prove stubborn, but economic growth to get a boost if interest rates fall this year.

The billionaire CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with $10 trillion under its control, recently told Fox Business that he doubts annualized price growth will slow to the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.