Economics
How a Fed Rate Hike Could Actually Stimulate the U.S. Economy
By boosting housing, capital, and confidence.
What’s Changed for the Fed for this Week's Meeting?
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Some economists are suggesting that the best thing the Federal Reserve could do for the U.S. economy would be to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, mounting an argument that flies in the face of conventional economic wisdom.
Tightening, in light of the current circumstances, would actually be stimulative, on net, they argue.