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The Fed is treating a temporary oil shock like a structural inflation crisis. With core prices behaving and GDP growth at 2.4%, holding rates at 3.50%-3.75% through September risks choking a sound economy over a problem monetary policy cannot solve.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
Kevin Warsh called the post-COVID inflation years "fatal policy errors" and proposed a rules-based framework to prevent the next ones. The problem is stagflation does not care about your framework. It punishes rigidity.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
The Fed published a detailed account of how tariffs raised retail prices through 2025, and January 2026 data shows the pressure continuing. This isn't monetary policy misfiring. It's a cost that moved from customs paperwork to your checkout total, step by documented step.
By Sadie Park · 3 min read
