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Re:How This Ends by ryanSrich on Sunday May 22, 2022 @12:25PM (#31469870)
How does inflation slow if rates aren’t hiked? Isn’t the only means of combating inflation raising rates?
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Re:How This Ends by drdec on Sunday May 22, 2022 @12:48PM (#31470165)
Just because raising rates is the tool of choice for central banks to fight inflation doesn't mean it is the only thing that affects inflation.

E.g. if supply chains were restored and suddenly there was a lot more product to purchase that would cause prices to fall.

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Re:How This Ends by OrvalWintermute on Sunday May 22, 2022 @12:48PM (#31470166)
Some rates are already rising.

My HCOL region is seeing a big change in the RE market as Mortgage interest rates hit >5%

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