President Donald Trump Just Admonished the Fed for "Doing the Wrong Thing" on Interest Rates, but Ignores the 2 Biggest Inflation Catalysts

Key Points The Federal Reserve just kicked off its fourth rate-hiking cycle since the start of the century. Trumpflation (inflation specifically caused by Trump’s policies) is evolving and driving up consumer prices. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply shortages have afforded AI companies otherworldly pricing power, which is bad news for consumers. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › It's the dawn of a new era on Wall Street. For only the fourth time this century, the Federal Reserve has kicked off a rate-hiking cycle. On Sept. 16, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25-basis-point rate hike to the federal funds target rate , pushing the new range to 3.75%-4.00%.