Interest Implementation

Today, Fed Chairman Powell made two small but very significant policy changes. Historically, when the unemployment rate got too low, the Fed would preemptively raise rates to reduce potential inflationary pressures. Now, the Fed will let the rate fall until inflation becomes too high. Second, the 2% inflation target can now be overshot for some time and is not a hard cap. The upshot, rates stay lower for even longer!

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