How the Policy of Price Stability Generates Greater Economic Instability

10/06/2022 Frank Shostak

The Fed claims 2 percent inflation promotes “price stability.” However, that policy also causes the boom-and-bust cycle, which is anything but stable.

Original Article: “How the Policy of Price Stability Generates Greater Economic Instability”

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