How the Fed Fell Behind on Inflation

The U.S. Federal Reserve pushed through the biggest rate hike since 1994 in June and is poised to raise rates at the fastest pace in a generation. That's because evidence is growing that Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed have fallen well behind on inflation and need to make up for lost time. Fed officials have admitted as much in recent months. This will have a major impact on markets, the economy and everyday Americans.

I'll explain what happened and what the Fed is doing to catch up with inflation.

0:00 The consumer-price index is at its highest point in 41 years
0:38 A history of how the fed fell behind on inflation
2:08 Why average inflation targeting (AIT) didn’t work
3:16 Inflation and supply and demand issues
3:46 What the Fed has done so far in response to rising inflation

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