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Interest Rates: The Fed's Main Tool

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The three items trace what a 50 basis point rate cut does to a typical credit card APR, why a 30-year mortgage can fall before the Fed actually moves, and what the Fed's dual mandate names. Whether the 2022 to 2023 hikes were too far or too fast is the judgment call.

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