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ORLANDO, Florida, May 18 (Reuters) - Accelerating inflation in the U.S. and beyond is leaving the Federal Reserve and other central banks with an acute problem – negative real interest rates.

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Take a group of runners circling a track at unique, constant paces. Answering the question of how many will always end up running alone, no matter their speed, has vexed mathematicians for decades.