“the economy is not as strong as they say it is and a rate increase will damage “
A primary reason the economy is not strong is that the rates are artificially kept low. Who the heck wants to invest in a zero return market??
Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again (keeping rates low) and expecting different results (economy getting better).
I would like a gauge of the REAL economy. How are PRIVATE (not public) companies doing? How is small business? How are the self employed doing?
Apparently, they didn’t particularly WANT the economy to do better or they would have done some things to try to fix it.