I recently read an article about OPEC, and how oil prices will likely rise for the next year or two. The article said this will cause a significant uptick in inflation indicators, so the Fed will likely raise rates.

I can understand raising rates in response to monetary inflation, but it doesn’t make much sense to me to raise rates in response to supply-side shocks. It also seems cruel since the goal seems to be to raise rates so more people become unemployed or underemployed so that can’t afford to buy gas.

  • DesertCreosote@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Yup. Ideally this would be handled through public policy changes, instead of relying on a quasi-private institution that’s severely limited in its powers.

    But apparently that’s too much to ask.