works and reduces Inflation the federal funds rate ended up dropping to 0% -0.25%. Around the beginning of the year 2021 it was starting to look promising and better again, but by the end of the year 2021 inflation rose higher than before. Numbers they hadn't seen since 1990. Causing all the progress to go down the drain. The chart below provides a better visual. 10% E Annual inflation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2022