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Economist warns higher Fed rates could trigger housing 'doom loop'
Original: Kevin Warsh’s Fed has a rent problem: Higher rates could fuel a ‘doom loop’ in housing, top economist warns
A leading economist is warning that if Kevin Warsh's Federal Reserve keeps interest rates elevated, it could push the US housing market into a 'doom loop'. The argument is that sustained high rates discourage new construction, tightening rental supply and driving rents higher, which in turn fuels inflation and pressures the Fed to stay restrictive. The warning has drawn attention as markets weigh how the Fed under Warsh would balance inflation control against worsening housing affordability.
Why now: Attention is focused on Kevin Warsh's leadership of the Fed and the risk that its rate policy deepens the housing affordability crisis.
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