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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The Fed may have to actually raise rates to combat inflation. 
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Economists have said over and over just wait in the months to come we will eventually see price increase.

The problem is that some of his supporters believe in magic. Even if factories are relocated here, any hiring surge will be temporary because they will be smart and automated factories. In China, the number of people employed in manufacturing has been steadily declining due to automation.[/quote]

+1 to the bolded, although I worry they won't have the spine to do it. 
In December 2024 we were coming in for a soft landing and if things had continued in that manner we might or might not have lower rates by now. But the tariffs, tax cuts for the wealthy, etc are working counter to the Fed and making their job harder.[/quote]

It's gonna be really wild looking back.  Basically the economy was somewhat improbably getting into goldilocks territory, despite some pretty tough challenges.  Like you said, soft landing, imagine a plane coming in too fast, that the pilot does a good job smoothing out, and now the copilot took over and basically pushed the plane into a nose dive.[/quote]

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