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Lowering interest rates to stimulate economic growth can have several potential downsides. It can lead to inflation if the economy overheats, as more money in circulation can devalue the currency. It can also encourage excessive borrowing and risk-taking, potentially leading to financial bubbles and crises. Furthermore, it can hurt savers, as the return on savings and investments may decrease. Finally, it leaves less room for the Federal Reserve to maneuver if the economy needs further stimulation in the future.
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The Federal Reserve was created to help control inflation and deflation in the economy. It does this by regulating the interest rates of borrowed money, which alters the amount of capital that flows throughout the economy. Economic growth is stimulated when interest rates are lowered because corporations are more incentivized to borrow money for investment purposes when the money is cheaper. Alternatively, when prices rise too high, too fast, The Fed will raise interest rates to offset borrowing and slow the rising inflation costs.
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