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TL;DR: Cutting rates into rising inflation = short-term sugar rush, long-term stagflation hangover. Tight policy cools demand without crashing growth. Watch FOMC dots. #FedWatch #Inflation
TL;DR: Cutting rates into rising inflation = short-term sugar rush, long-term stagflation hangover. Tight policy cools demand without crashing growth. Watch FOMC dots. #FedWatch #Inflation
Only cut if inflation’s pure supply-shock & growth’s collapsing. If core PCE >2% and rising? Hold or hike. Dual mandate says price stability first. Markets price 25-50 bps cuts in ‘25—data could flip that script.
Only cut if inflation’s pure supply-shock & growth’s collapsing. If core PCE >2% and rising? Hold or hike. Dual mandate says price stability first. Markets price 25-50 bps cuts in ‘25—data could flip that script.
Dangers:
✅ USD weakens → imported inflation (oil/food up)
✅ Asset bubbles (stocks, housing)
✅ Inequality widens (rich get richer)
Easy money now = “higher for longer” pain later.
Dangers:
✅ USD weakens → imported inflation (oil/food up)
✅ Asset bubbles (stocks, housing)
✅ Inequality widens (rich get richer)
Easy money now = “higher for longer” pain later.
Real rates go negative (nominal < inflation). Savers get crushed, debtors party. Signals Fed’s soft on prices → expectations unanchor. Once people expect 5-6% inflation, it’s baked into contracts & harder to kill.
Real rates go negative (nominal < inflation). Savers get crushed, debtors party. Signals Fed’s soft on prices → expectations unanchor. Once people expect 5-6% inflation, it’s baked into contracts & harder to kill.
1970s proof: Fed cut rates from 9%→4% as inflation hit 6%→11%. Took Volcker’s 20% hikes + deep recession to fix it. Cutting now risks the same wage-price doom loop: workers demand raises → firms hike prices → repeat.
1970s proof: Fed cut rates from 9%→4% as inflation hit 6%→11%. Took Volcker’s 20% hikes + deep recession to fix it. Cutting now risks the same wage-price doom loop: workers demand raises → firms hike prices → repeat.