The Central Bank Policy Interest Rate vs the Natural Rate

Tags: Central Banks, Economic Policy, The Fed, Free Markets

10/12/2023 Frank Shostak

While central banks use administered interest rates in hopes of emulating the natural rate, these efforts are always going to fail. Without free markets, there is no natural rate.

Original Article: The Central Bank Policy Interest Rate vs the Natural Rate

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