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← Lowering interest rates without a fiscal loosening ought to lower inflation.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 5 Sept 2010 to 3 Nov 2026. Nearly all of them are about interest rates.

Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under quantitative easing quantitative easing Everything filed under tariffs tariffs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Lowering interest rates without a fiscal loosening ought to lower inflation. Lowering interest rates without a fiscalloosening ought to lower inflation. Last stated today 3 Nov 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ceding control of the Fed's balance sheet to the Treasury so it can keep interest rates low for more government borrowing would be a real inflation risk. — tap to centre the map on it Ceding control of the Fed's balancesheet to the Treasury so it can keepinterest rates low for moregovernment borrowing would be a realinflation risk. Last stated 3 months ago 17 Aug 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it Central bank purchases of governmentbonds are not bailouts and do notautomatically cause inflation, sincethey only change the composition ofthe consolidated government'sliabilities, not their total. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central banks may begin easing tightening measures in the first half of 2023 as inflation and the economy cool. — tap to centre the map on it Central banks may begin easingtightening measures in the firsthalf of 2023 as inflation and theeconomy cool. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 FW Fred Wilson — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central banks must be independent of politicians. — tap to centre the map on it Central banks must be independent ofpoliticians. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central banks should hold inflation-protected bonds as primary assets — tap to centre the map on it Central banks should holdinflation-protected bonds as primaryassets Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central banks should not raise interest rates to counter temporary supply shocks that will fade on their own. — tap to centre the map on it Central banks should not raiseinterest rates to counter temporarysupply shocks that will fade ontheir own. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Higher interest rates cannot durably lower inflation without a fiscal tightening to pay interest costs on the debt. — tap to centre the map on it Higher interest rates cannot durablylower inflation without a fiscaltightening to pay interest costs onthe debt. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Holding real assets should help central banks control inflation. — tap to centre the map on it Holding real assets should helpcentral banks control inflation. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argentina is facing a recession, increasing debt, and the destruction of industrial, educational, and scientific capacities. — tap to centre the map on it Argentina is facing a recession,increasing debt, and the destructionof industrial, educational, andscientific capacities. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 CK Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both parties refuse to reform the entitlement programs that drive the US debt. — tap to centre the map on it Both parties refuse to reform theentitlement programs that drive theUS debt. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 BS Ben Shapiro — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: China's local governments are going to be too burdened by debt to do much of anything for a few years. — tap to centre the map on it China's local governments are goingto be too burdened by debt to domuch of anything for a few years. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since the Global Financial Crisis, unconventional monetary policy has become the dominant force driving asset prices, more than fundamentals. — tap to centre the map on it Since the Global Financial Crisis,unconventional monetary policy hasbecome the dominant force drivingasset prices, more thanfundamentals. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Sept 2024 LA Lyn Alden — holds since 2024-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aggressive quantitative easing should raise long-term interest rates, because effective monetary stimulus raises them. — tap to centre the map on it Aggressive quantitative easingshould raise long-term interestrates, because effective monetarystimulus raises them. Last stated 16 years ago 6 Sept 2010 SS Scott Sumner — holds since 2010-09-05 — tap for who they are SS Scott Sumner — no longer holds since 2010-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A protective tariff is the greatest job of all — tap to centre the map on it A protective tariff is the greatestjob of all WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war. — tap to centre the map on it A subsidy race combined withstronger carbon pricing efforts issuperior to a tariff war. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Apr 2024 GW Gernot Wagner — holds since 2024-04-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Lowering interest rates without a fiscal loosening ought to lower inflation. Last stated 3 Nov 2026 · today Holds John H. Cochrane Read this korrent →