[tarikjn]

Does anyone have a good explanation of why the Federal Reserve isn’t able to have lower interest rates for supply creation activities? It appears that would be a useful tool that would work in favor of their inflation and employment mandate.

[caeril]

Money is fungible, and people WILL arbitrage equal-risk rate differentials, even if you make it illegal.

[Ekaros]

Economy is doing "good" so there is no need. And there is still large risk of inflation coming back. So it is better to keep rates higher. There is yet no real need to lower rates. So better to wait and see.

[tarikjn]

The idea is that it could help lower inflation as shelter is a large portion of core CPI. It’s not about lowering the prime rate, but having a lower rate for creation of supply, which would exclude all services (80% of the economy).