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tblue37

(68,436 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:51 AM Dec 2025

Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."

Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-12-10T19:38:18.875Z

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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs." (Original Post) tblue37 Dec 2025 OP

Lowering rates edhopper Dec 2025 #1

Lowering rates will do what Krasnov and his billionaire buddies want gab13by13 Dec 2025 #2

edhopper

(37,370 posts)

1. Lowering rates

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:03 PM

Dec 2025

does not help with inflation. And I doubt he can do anything about employment, since it is Trump's tariffs and policies killing jobs.

Stagflation here we come.

gab13by13

(32,335 posts)

2. Lowering rates will do what Krasnov and his billionaire buddies want

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:20 PM

Dec 2025

to crash the dollar. A weaker dollar isn't going to buy as much at Walmart.

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