86. From Transitory to Tightening & Tariffs - Oh My! (Fed Deep Dive Pt. 2)

In Part 2 of our mini-series on “The Federal Reserve aka The Fed,” we break down how the Fed responded to inflation, why they waited so long, and how their decisions affected everything—from interest rates and mortgage costs to job markets and financial markets. This was one of the fastest rate hike cycles in history! It was the result of a tricky balancing act between fighting inflation and protecting the recovering economy. By the way, Fed Powell referred to Tariffs as transitory again recently, and this has actually happened before - that’s why the Fed chooses his words very wisely, diction is one of the FOMC’s tools in their toolbox. What You’ll Learn:What the Fed thought was happening in 2021 (spoiler: they called it “transitory”)How inflation kept rising—and why the Fed had to play catch-upWhat aggressive rate hikes are actually supposed to doAnd what we’ve learned (the hard way) about responding to supply-driven inflationIf you’ve been trying to understand how we got from 0% interest rates to 5.5% in under two years, this episode connects the dots. Because once you understand “the why” behind the Fed’s moves, the headlines make a lot more sense.🌟 Send a question, leave a review, subscribe, follow & share!✨⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠💰🔗All Market MakeHer Links: ​​⁠https://bio.site/marketmakeHER⁠  🔗 ⁠⁠Market MakeHer ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠Subscribe to our Newsletter ⁠   Sponsorship Inquiries: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeherpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeher⁠⁠⁠⁠  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/marketmakeher.bsky.social X/Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@MarketMakeHer⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠FB Community⁠⁠⁠⁠👀 Watch us in action on our⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👀✨ Follow Jess Inskip on⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ✨✨ Follow Jessie DeNuit on⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ✨  **Beware of imposters! We will never message you and ask you for money directly.**    About Us 🌚🌞  Market MakeHer is an investing education podcast taught teacher-learner style by a 15-year finance expert, Jessica Inskip, to her very inquisitive beginner investor friend, Jessie DeNuit. We want to help you get better with your “finance-sis” (get it? No finance bros here). Our mission is to demystify the stock market and make financial literacy accessible to all self-directed investors! We believe that investing is for everyone and that's why we break down complex investing topics - from "Her" perspective. You’ll also learn about free tools and resources on our podcast and we offer a ton of free educational content on our ⁠website⁠ so you can become fin-fluent.   Important Disclosures:Market MakeHer podcast provides financial literacy education. Tools and resources mentioned are for informational and educational purposes only. Remember, investing involves risk, and there's always a potential for losses when investing in securities. Market MakeHer LLC provides educational content and resources, but we are not registered financial advisors and do not provide personalized investment advice. Consult with a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions.