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Old 03-21-2024, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief View Post
It affects prices, but not inflation. If you pay cash for a house or car, the prevailing interest rates are irrelevant.

Again: Inflation is literally a relative increase in the money supply, AKA federal money printing.

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If a companies borrowing costs go up they will do their best to increase prices for their product. That is inflation