What If The Federal Reserve Rate Hikes Don’t Stop Inflation?

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Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at Jackson Hole and gave a hawkish outlook for interest rates. Fed fund futures are now projecting that interest rates are likely to get to 4% next year. The stock market fell after he spoke and so did the price of gold. The mainstream and so-called alternative financial media have been all focused on what he said, but others presented and spoke at Jackson Hole. It was a meeting of bankers for bankers.

At the meeting, some argued that the Federal Reserve rate hikes are unlikely to actually stop inflation. If that is true what would that mean for the stock market and the price of gold?

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Seeking Alpha Reader 1 year ago Member's comment

If you Nuke the Federal Reserve, Inflation will stop.