I hadn't thought about much of this until now. All the supply chain disruptions, labor force problems, and so much more, are rooted in the rate hikes to some degree.

Undisciplined

That's so many businesses. That's likely all of retail that Amazon didn't already kill. Automakers and airlines are probably going to need to be bailed out again.

I'd guess a lot of our economy, and what manufacturing base we have, depend on ZIRP.



k00b

Ridiculous ZIRP phenomena you've seen?

birdeye21

Good call. In general, any business activity that used to generate between 3 and 8% percent returns will likely disappear.