Current：Home > reviewsWait — did we really need to raise rates? -Blueprint Money Mastery
Wait — did we really need to raise rates?
View
Date：2025-04-18 22:25:06
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！ (39251)
Related
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Biden says Supreme Court's affirmative action decision can't be the last word
- Energy Production Pushing Water Supply to Choke Point
- Susan Boyle Shares She Suffered a Stroke That Impacted Her Singing and Speech
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Titan investigators will try to find out why sub imploded. Here's what they'll do.
- California library uses robots to help kids with autism learn and connect with the world around them
- 84 of the Most Popular Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Every Type of Dad
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- You'll Love Ariana Grande Harder for Trolling Her Own Makeup Look
Ranking
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Even With a 50-50 Split, a Biden Administration Senate Could Make Big Strides on Climate
- Wisconsin Tribe Votes to Evict Oil Pipeline From Its Reservation
- The Trump Administration Moves to Open Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to Logging
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Calif. Earmarks a Quarter of Its Cap-and-Trade Riches for Environmental Justice
- In a First, California Requires Solar Panels for New Homes. Will Other States Follow?
- Mother dolphin and her baby rescued from Louisiana pond, where they had been trapped since Hurricane Ida
Recommendation
Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
Read full text of the Supreme Court affirmative action decision and ruling in high-stakes case
Biden says Supreme Court's affirmative action decision can't be the last word
Young Republican Climate Activists Split Over How to Get Their Voices Heard in November’s Election
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Lala Kent Addresses Vanderpump Rules Reunion Theories—Including Raquel Leviss Pregnancy Rumors
Oil Giants See a Future in Offshore Wind Power. Their Suppliers Are Investing, Too.
Chrissy Teigen Believed She Had an Identical Twin After Insane DNA Test Mishap