Current:Home > MarketsWait — did we really need to raise rates? -StockPrime
Wait — did we really need to raise rates?
View
Date:2025-04-13 05:21:21
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! (7565)
Related
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- German far-right party assailed over report of extremist meeting
- Japan signs agreement to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles as US envoy lauds its defense buildup
- Brittany Mahomes Trolls Patrick Mahomes For Wearing Crocs to Chiefs Photo Shoot
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Social media influencers may seem to live charmed lives. But then comes tax time.
- Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says
- Kate Beckinsale Slams BAFTA's Horribly Cold Snub of Late Stepfather
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Kim Kardashian's Office Has 3-D Model of Her Brain, a Tanning Bed and More Bizarre Features
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Stick To Your 2024 Fitness Goals With Plus-Size Activewear From Spanx, Amazon, Adidas, and More
- Issey Miyake displays canvas of colors at Paris Fashion Week
- Prince William visits his wife, Kate, in hospital after her abdominal surgery
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
- Maryland Black Caucus’s legislative agenda includes criminal justice reform and health
- Mike McCarthy will return as Dallas Cowboys head coach, despite stunning playoff ouster
Recommendation
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
Amazon to carry several pro sports teams' games after investment in Diamond Sports
U.S. attorney general meets with Uvalde families ahead of federal report about police response to school shooting
Georgia’s governor says more clean energy will be needed to fuel electric vehicle manufacturing
McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
Texas coach Rodney Terry calls UCF players 'classless' for doing 'Horns Down' gesture
Rare coins and part of ancient aqueduct built by Roman emperor unearthed in Greece
British leader Sunak urges Parliament’s upper house to swiftly pass Rwanda migration plan