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The Fed's new dilemma: Protect banks or fight inflation?

The Fed's new dilemma: Protect banks or fight inflation?

Update: 2023-03-141
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Prices are rising. A major bank has collapsed. And the Fed is left holding the hose trying to put out these fires. The question of whether to raise interest rates or not just got even more challenging.

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The Fed's new dilemma: Protect banks or fight inflation?

The Fed's new dilemma: Protect banks or fight inflation?