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US interest rates raised for first time in three years

121 points · 126 comments · higginsniggins

  1. RickJWagner · · focus · HN ↗
    In the long run, inflation is probably the most potent tool in the government toolbox for managing the debt. Raised interest rates are the brakes on that tool.

    I wouldn’t be surprised to see above average inflation sporadically jumping up for a while.

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