Current:Home > FinanceWait — did we really need to raise rates? -Blueprint Money Mastery
Wait — did we really need to raise rates?
EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-07 14:12:46
Inflation remains stubbornly high as the Federal Open Markets Committee weighs whether they will raise interest rates again. However, new research suggests that elevated interest rates weren't the primary driver for the decline in inflation. Today, we take a look at the debate surrounding disinflation and what comes next for the Federal Reserve.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood! (3553)
Related
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Dow hits 40,000 for the first time as bull market accelerates
- Will banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx be open on Memorial Day 2024? Here's what to know
- Palestinians mark 76th Nakba, as the raging Israel-Hamas war leaves them to suffer a brand new catastrophe
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Dyersburg, Tennessee; no damage, injuries reported so far
- Archaeologists believe they’ve found site of Revolutionary War barracks in Virginia
- Transgender girl faces discrimination from a Mississippi school’s dress code, ACLU says
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- 2 dead, 2 injured in early morning explosion at a rural Ohio home: Reports
Ranking
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020
- Trump appeals gag order in New York “hush money” trial
- 'I'm just grateful': Micropreemie baby born at 1 pound is finally going home after a long fight
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Will Costco, Walmart, Target be open Memorial Day 2024? What to know about grocery stores
- Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer is to be sentenced
- Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
Recommendation
Average rate on 30
A pair of late 3-putts sent Tiger Woods to a sluggish 1-over start at the PGA Championship
NFL distances itself from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s comments during commencement speech
Cardi B Shares Update on Relationship With Estranged Husband Offset
Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
Former NBA standout Stephon Marbury now visits Madison Square Garden to cheer on Knicks
Kansas governor vetoes a third plan for cutting taxes. One GOP leader calls it ‘spiteful’
Blinken’s Kyiv song choice raises eyebrows as Ukraine fights fierce Russian attacks