The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes reduced inflation from 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.4% by December 2023.

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This claim attributes the decline in U.S. inflation rates over an 18-month period directly to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy of raising interest rates. The Fed increased rates from 0.25% to 5.5% during 2022-2023, and inflation measured by CPI fell from its peak of 9.1% to 3.4% in this timeframe.

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The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes reduced inflation from 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.4% by December 2023.

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[+0] The unemployment rate remained below 4.0% from January 2022 through December 2023 despite rate hikes.

[+0] Payroll employment increased by 6.2 million jobs between January 2022 and December 2023.

[+0] M2 money supply growth slowed from 12.9% in February 2022 to -3.7% by October 2023.

[+0] Core inflation excluding food and energy declined from 6.5% in March 2022 to 3.9% by December 2023.

[+0] Services inflation decreased from 7.2% in March 2023 to 5.3% by December 2023.

[+0] The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023.

[+0] Consumer credit card interest rates reached 22.8% by December 2023, up from 16.3% in January 2022.

[+0] Mortgage rates increased from 3.2% in January 2022 to 7.8% by October 2023.

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The unemployment rate remained below 4.0% from January 2022 through December 20…