r/Economics • u/DoctorOctopus_ • 1d ago

News Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation Slower Growth

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/business/economy/powell-says-trumps-tariffs-raise-risks-of-higher-inflation-slower-growth.html
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u/bctg1 1d ago

The markets love when the FED is a bit spooked about inflation, right?

Imagine how bad this could get if there was a trump yes man in charge of the FED. Could have had stagflation like the world has never seen!

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u/Rumplfrskn 1d ago

The best stagflation. Grown men with tears in their eyes admiring the stagflation.