| ▲ | PierceJoy 2 hours ago | |
If inflation due to energy costs is running hot they’ll have to raise rates which will cause stock prices to fall. | ||
| ▲ | jfyi an hour ago | parent [-] | |
We are bottlenecked at energy supply, not running hot via demand. Raising rates is likely to stifle already weak sections of the economy. Additionally, we are getting into territory where raising rates threatens our own ability to pay our debt. Just to be clear, I am not coming at this from some anti-interventionist or anti-monetary tool standpoint. It's just that demand side tools seem like the wrong lever for the job. We are backing slowly into the corner of persistent inflation or structural failure of some kind. | ||