Comparing The Speed Of US Interest Rate Hikes (1988-2022)

Another fascinating data point. 

As U.S. inflation remains at multi-decade highs, the Federal Reserve has been aggressive with its interest rate hikes. In fact, rates have risen more than two percentage points in just six months.

In this graphic – which was inspired by a chart from ChartrVisual Capitalist’s Janna Ross and Sabrina Lam compare the speed and severity of the current interest rate hikes to other periods of monetary tightening over the past 35 years.

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