The Fed raises interest rates by the most
in over 20 years to fight inflation
NPR,
by
Scott Horsley
Original Article
Posted By: sunshinehorses,
5/4/2022 3:57:10 PM
The Federal Reserve ordered the largest interest hike in more than two decades Wednesday as part of its escalating campaign to battle stubbornly high inflation.
The central bank raised its benchmark rate by half-a-percentage point, following a quarter-point increase in March. The moves mark a sharp U-turn from the easy-money policies the Fed had pursued through most of the pandemic.
The Fed also telegraphed that it expects additional rate increases in the months to come, continuing a campaign that has high stakes for the U.S. economy.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
formerNYer 5/4/2022 4:04:08 PM (No. 1146573)
FTA Some analysts worry that in its push to regain control over prices, the Fed risks causing a recession.
The article is typical NPR they blame everyone except President Tree-Stump
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Strong medicine but the only remedy after the madness. We're just taxpayers and consumers - nothing we can do but hang on. Gonna be a rough decade.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
thefield 5/4/2022 4:09:00 PM (No. 1146583)
Just like the peant man keep raising rates and inflation keeps climbing
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Venturer 5/4/2022 4:39:04 PM (No. 1146606)
Interest rates did not cause inflation and they will not cure it.
The only cure for inflation will come when we get a real President in office instead of Barrack Obama's puppet.
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Open the Keystone pipeline! Enough of ridiculous band-aid measures like this.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 5/4/2022 5:00:50 PM (No. 1146621)
Far too little, far too late. The Country is in for some significant pain and Brandon caused it and has no idea how to get us out of the mess he made. Even when Reagan cleaned up Carter's mess it took over a year to turn the ship of state and the economy. Brandon has made a worse mess than Carter and he and his morons are still around for another 2 years. They may be blocked from making things worse but you KNOW they are not going to cooperate in doing what is necessary to making things better. It would take a repudiation of the entire dem platform.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 5/4/2022 5:01:04 PM (No. 1146622)
They will have raise rates a lot more to curb Bidenflation. 9 to 10 percent. Even if they don’t go that far, we will still have a steep recession. Inflation is taking $5000 a year out of everyone’s buying power and it’s only going to get worse. Bill Gates doesn’t have to worry but the rest of us will be cutting back drastically.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 5/4/2022 5:16:21 PM (No. 1146634)
And raising interest rates causes short bonds to drop in value, and longer term bonds to increase in value, which will divert some of the cashflow which is headed towards "investments" from the stock market to the bond market, which puts downward price pressure on the stock market.
This makes it harder for companies to fund their new projects, slowing companies' growth, which further adds downward pressure on stock prices.
Higher interest rates will move to mortgages and will make some deals untenable with higher interests, so there will be less upward pressure on housing - prices increasing slower, maybe even flat, unlikely down in most markets.
And there will be lower hiring, .......
Headed for a Democrat caused recession. When you are a Marxist, EVERTHING that you "know" is wrong, so every move you make economically is destructive.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
downnout 5/4/2022 5:16:37 PM (No. 1146635)
We stopped in Sams today for a few things and walking past the meat department I spotted one of my favorite cuts - short ribs. As I reached for the package I saw the price and Yikes! $35 for a package that would serve 4 - WTH? No, didn’t buy it.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 5/4/2022 5:48:25 PM (No. 1146659)
Just the beginning of what is to come.
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The quote from the article which makes me laugh: "Inflation has been more stubborn than expected." Expected by whom? Did Democrat operatives believe their own BS?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
volksford 5/4/2022 6:59:34 PM (No. 1146708)
Ah.. the Biden administration screws us but no worry ..they will fix it . yrs indeed
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Stencil 5/4/2022 7:43:01 PM (No. 1146733)
Friends, we didn't get here because of the last year or Presidential term. Fiscal conservatives have been warning about this since before W. F. Buckley. An ever-increasing list of entitlements along with lax monetary policy and government's irresistible urge to throw money at every perceived crisis got us here. We will reap what others have sown.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Tet Vet 68 5/4/2022 8:55:57 PM (No. 1146792)
Too small a rate increase to tame inflation. Fed is trying to have their cake and eat it too.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
TXknitter 5/5/2022 12:26:04 AM (No. 1146864)
Buckle your seat belts. It is going to be a bumpy year ahead - and beyond. The knuckleheads JB hired have no idea how to steer the American economy. We are in for real pain in uncharted territory.
I am so glad for you OP. Best wishes in your new home!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
mifla 5/5/2022 5:00:35 AM (No. 1146917)
The are retired folks who thought they had enough money saved up to live on. They are now going back to work.
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