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

0 · asserted by ◎ stannebraska (329) · 7 months ago

The vote is on the link: is “Inflation expectations measured by 5-year breakeven rates peaked at 3.6% in Apr…” good evidence against the claim?

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Inflation expectations measured by 5-year breakeven rates peaked at 3.6% in April 2022, before the Fed's steepest hikes.

Market-based inflation expectations began declining before the most aggressive rate increases, suggesting other factors influenced the inflation trajectory.

◎ stannebraska (329) · 7 months ago
the claim

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

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.

◎ stannebraska (329) · 7 months ago · central-banking · inflation · interest-rates · macroeconomics · monetary-policy

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