I'm not sure it matters what the cause is, because many causes of inflation can't be addressed directly or reversed. afaik the thinking goes: Raising interest rates reduces credit in the system -> reduces the amount of money in the system competing for goods -> cools prices. ie it's unlikely this causes inflation to get worse. It definitely wreaks economic havoc though, particularly for sectors/people dependent on cheap credit.
The cause of Inflation is always manipulation of the money supply. Supply chains etc react to that, but the cause is 100% manipulation of the money supply every time. What the Fed is doing now is killing market demand and creating joblessness to bring down the inflation caused by the government.
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