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10. I remember getting 10% on savings back in 1980 when I was a kid

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 03:54 PM

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https://www.voronoiapp.com/real-estate/-US-Nominal-vs-Real-House-Price-Index-Trends-19702024-3066

Lowering rates is a fools errand.

The cost of housing is a pretty good indicator, instead of CNBS data

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Bank of America CEO says the market "will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed" [View all] BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago OP

Take that as a warning of what's ahead bucolic_frolic 4 hrs ago #1

Low interest rates FredGarvin 3 hrs ago #3

Because the credit card companies BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #4

And those banks (that run the credit cards) BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #8

Bank of America CEO is right on this. mwooldri 2 hrs ago #6

Look at inflation vs Fed rates over a 25 year period FredGarvin 2 hrs ago #7

"Look at inflation vs Fed rates over a 25 year period" BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #9

I remember getting 10% on savings back in 1980 when I was a kid FredGarvin 1 hr ago #10

That was the "print more money" era BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #11