Well Mr. Wizard, the financial types DO learn from their mistakes.
This time around there is rampant inflation (over 20% currently), but the 'types' have gained more complete power over the system, and manage to fool some of the folk by having fake government numbers proclaim differently.
With that fait accompli, the hand-in-glove objective of 'maximizing returns' is the removal of the high interest rates that accompany KNOWN high inflation, so the financial backtracking is even faster.
IOTW: The THIEVES are in almost TOTAL control of the entire economic system, worldwide.
One World 'Governance' at work for ya - without the outward trappings and identification.

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