Deep rate cuts are necessary because the Fed's unprecedented hikes actually made inflation worse, Nobel-winning economist says

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• The Fed's interest-rate hikes actually worsened inflation, said Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.
• He called for the Fed to cut rates by 50 basis points in September.
• Higher rates discouraged home construction, even as a housing shortage boosted home inflation, he said.

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