Fed expected to hold rates steady this week as rate hike talks heat up and US strikes a deal with Iran

Walmart is out of water too. Not totally, but some brands.

Consumer: "Prices are too high!"
Fed: "We'll raise rates until you lose your job, stop buying, and starve,,, then prices will come down."
Consumer: "Why not lower rates so suppliers can supply more?"
Fed: "How dare you question our dogma!"

Hey google: Who has more debt: consumers or suppliers?

"Suppliers (corporations/businesses) have significantly more debt than consumers globally and nationally.

Macroeconomic data compiled by financial organizations like the Institute of International Finance (IIF) highlights a stark contrast in leverage between households and corporations:

Suppliers / Non-Financial Corporates: Global corporate liabilities are approaching $100 trillion. Businesses routinely leverage high amounts of debt to finance supply chains, build infrastructure, and scale operations. A massive recent driver has been capital-intensive tech suppliers issuing bonds to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Consumers / Households: Global household debt sits much lower at nearly $64 trillion. Even though consumer debt (such as mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards) reaches historic highs periodically in places like the U.S. ($21.2 trillion), it remains dwarfed by total business liabilities."

Raising rates will cause supply to fall faster than demand, which causes a recession, and lowers prices. The only way raising prices can lower prices is by crashing the economy.