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Unusual Whales Pod #9: CPI, Macro, the Federal Reserve, and Inflation

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Is the Fed Getting More Bearish?

The Fed is supposed to be this nominally independent institution. But I think people know that they're really only a couple of steps removed from the political process and they're put there for a specific reason. The actual political drive is very anti-inflation. We're willing to tolerate more real economic pain to get inflation down because of how much a priority it is for them politically.

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