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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When your only tool is a hammer then everything is a nail.

I think this is the issue we are seeing aroumd the world now: central banks have the mission to keep inflation around 2% and the only tool the have is the amount of money they are creating, aka the interest rate.

So even if inflation is caused by external factors the central banks are still trying to bring it down to 2% by using the only tool they have.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

are still trying to bring it down to 2% by using the only tool they have.

Funny thing is that inflation is, excluding mortgage costs, 2.5% YoY, which is within the target range. The tool they are wielding is specifically what is causing high inflation.