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by dlcarrier 1 day ago
Don't overlook quantitative easing. Introducing more money into a monetary system has a significant inflationary effect on the money that was already present.

Also, housing costs don't statically climb as interest rates go up. A decrease in market price makes up for most of the difference.

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But Warsh wants to unload the Feds balance sheet so this is very much in agreement with his policy.