With Inflation at a 40-Year High, the Fed Is Too Afraid to Act

Tags: Money and Banks

03/09/2022 Ryan McMaken

Price inflation has been accelerating upward since April of last year. Yet the Fed has done virtually nothing. What’s the Fed waiting for?

Original Article: “With Inflation at a 40-Year High, the Fed Is Too Afraid to Act“

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