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But you're right that it doesn't give them much monetary room--I guess if/when the downturn comes resorting to fiscal stimulus be the only answer. Not that the GOP deficit chickenhawks have given any room there: remember when GOP was against deficits? US$ 1T later Pepperidge Farms remembers.
potentially, negative interest rates, that’s what [1]
[1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/070915/how-n...
I assume you meant “raise” instead of “cut” here.
If so, you are correct, and the question about what the fed does when the market corrects/crashes is why a lot of folks are wringing their hands right now.
Though inflation had remained low, so it's not clear that it was necessary to raise rates.