Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 6, 2026

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

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AI giants face MPs: OpenAI apologises, Anthropic in the dark
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FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis
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More high-grade gold builds Great Southern WA gold story
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