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Re:Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected by _heimdall on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:21AM (#32082296)
Interest rates can actually bring down supply-side inflation. With most things being bought on debt, making that money drastically more expensive will eventually erode demand. With demand falling it brings it better inline with the lower supply levels, easing the inflationary pressure on prices.

The same downside to all of economics still applies though. We can't actually predict what will happen and the larger the changes made the bigger the unintended consequences we will see down the road.

Re:Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected by mjburgess on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:25AM (#32082352)
Sure, i suppose inducing a recession does bring prices down, eg., oil dropping is now just a recession in demand. Fair point.
Re:Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected by _heimdall on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:34AM (#32082492)
It really sucks when it's phrased so directly like that, but yeah that's basically it. Slowing down inflation means causing a lot of pain along the way, no matter how you go about it