Commodity prices have risen sharply in recent months, leading some to worry about inflation. However, this document provides three reasons why inflation anxiety may be misplaced: 1) Higher commodity prices are primarily due to increased global demand from countries like China and India, as well as speculative factors related to low interest rates, rather than monetary policy. 2) The backdrop is very different from the 1970s, when high inflation became embedded - unions are less powerful and oil shocks no longer trigger wage increases. 3) Inflation expectations remain anchored and slack remains in the economy, so inflation pressures are unlikely in the foreseeable future despite recent commodity price rises, which are partly speculative and transitory.