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The Fed’s Policy Mistake

The Fed’s Policy Mistake
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell checks on his watch during a hearing before House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 1, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Eight times a year the Federal Open Market Committee meets to review economic and financial conditions to determine the appropriate positions for monetary policy to maintain full employment and price stability. At its recent March 2022 meeting, the FOMC voted to raise the Federal Funds Rate to reduce aggregate demand in hopes to squelch rapidly rising inflationary pressures.

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