Current：Home > FinanceWait — did we really need to raise rates? -Ascend Wealth Education
Wait — did we really need to raise rates?
View
Date：2025-04-12 21:44:13
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！ (25)
Related
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Melissa Etheridge connects with incarcerated women in new docuseries ‘I’m Not Broken’
- No relief: US cities with lowest air conditioning rates suffer through summer heat
- Jimmy Kimmel shares positive update on son Billy, 7, following third open-heart surgery
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- The White House faces many questions about Biden’s health and medical history. Here are some answers
- Topical gel is latest in decades-long quest for hormonal male birth control
- Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced
- What to know about Tuesday’s US House primaries to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
- WADA did not mishandle Chinese Olympic doping case, investigator says
Ranking
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- ‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
- Powerball winning numbers for July 8 drawing; jackpot rises to $29 million
- Violent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses
- Meagan Good Reveals Silver Lining in DeVon Franklin Divorce
- Suki Waterhouse Shares Sizzling Bikini Photo Months After Welcoming Baby Girl
Recommendation
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Claps Back at Fans for Visiting Home Where Her Mom Was Murdered
Target launches back-to-school 2024 sale: 'What is important right now is value'
In closing, prosecutor says Sen. Bob Menendez’s behavior in response to bribes was ‘wildly abnormal’
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Suki Waterhouse Shares Sizzling Bikini Photo Months After Welcoming Baby Girl
This Slimming SKIMS Bodysuit Works With Low-Cut, Backless Looks: Plus More Styles I Predict Will Sell Out
Former guards and inmate families urge lawmakers to fix Wisconsin prisons