Interest Rates Are Rising, but the Fed Continues to Be Reckless

Tags: Big Government, Booms and Busts, Economic Policy, The Fed, Inflation, U.S. Economy

06/21/2022 Thorsten Polleit

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in hopes of reversing some of the inflationary damage it has done for more than a decade. Unfortunately, the Fed already has done incalculable damage to the economy.

Original Article: “Interest Rates Are Rising, but the Fed Continues to Be Reckless”

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