They learned through the Carter/Ragan recession what high interest rates in a recession slows spending. Only real way out of a recession is consumer confidence. If they have no faith in a recovery they don't spend money and hence the economy stagnates. If they feel that a deal is too good to pass up (low interest rates apply) they may spend anyway. Or at least that's what they are trying now. It seems to be helping us hold our own. Don't hear about Ford or GM laying off another 20 thousand every few weeks.
How many of us took on debt when the interest rates were 17-18%? Not I. Rates at 2-3.5% makes the idea of taking on more debt seem like a reasonable risk.
So the Fed has been holding down the rates. And when they are only making 2-3% on loans banks are not going to pay much more than 1% on deposits.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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