The Federal Reserve is not purposefully trying to crash the economy, but it might end up doing so anyway. Because out-of-hand government spending reignited inflation’s rise, the Fed is no longer eager to cut sky-high interest rates. It’s even being whispered the central bank could even raise rates again. Threading the needle between interest rates, politician-induced inflation and the economy is no easy task, and why central bankers are a problem for the average consumer. The whole enterprise can end up in ...