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I wonder if we are in a different situation now than in the 70s/80s when the Fed last fought rampant inflation because of globalization. Like maybe before raising rates more directly affected costs because American companies had a large proportion of their customers in America. Now if the Fed raises our rates Apple can still sell tons of phones in countries that didn't raise rates and whose consumers didn't lose that buying power.


If you read the article, it actually compares in detail the current situation to the '70s




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