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The Fed Holds the Fed Funds Rate Steady—Because it Doesn't Know What Else To Do

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Tags The FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

09/29/2023Ryan McMaken
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Millian Quinteros

If we read between the lines, it is apparent that the Fed is hoping that price inflation will fall to politically acceptable levels without any additional tightening, and without a recession.  But "hope" is all the Fed has. 

 

Original Article: The Fed Holds the Fed Funds Rate Steady—Because it Doesn't Know What Else To Do

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Ryan McMaken (@ryanmcmaken) is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public policy and international relations from the University of Colorado. He was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Breaking Away: The Case of Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities and Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.

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The Fed Holds the Fed Funds Rate Steady—Because it Doesn't Know What Else To Do