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To: kabar
If inflation is decreasing you don’t lower interest rates.

Yes... they do. A slowing economy means less pressure on prices... the Fed's response to this is, typcially, a reduction in interest rates.

76 posted on 06/19/2007 3:57:08 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: SomeCallMeTim

You raise interest rates to slow inflation.


77 posted on 06/19/2007 3:58:24 PM PDT by kabar
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To: SomeCallMeTim
Inflation: Inflation And Interest Rates

Interest rates and inflation

80 posted on 06/19/2007 4:02:25 PM PDT by kabar
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