Mentioned the average inflation rate was 9.97%in the 80's.
Expectations are growing that the U.S. central bank will hike interest rates by a whopping 3 percentage points this year. By sheer number of hikes, that would be the most active Fed since 2005. But by the size and magnitude of each hike, it would be even more notable. The Fed hasn’t adjusted interest rates that much since the 1980s — the last time inflation became a major problem for the financial system.