#策略性加码BTC JPMorgan recently issued a candid warning about Trump's "10% cap on credit card interest rates" policy — it seems to protect consumers, but it could actually harm ordinary people.
The logic of the policy sounds simple: limit interest rates to save money for borrowers. But what about the banks' response? Once interest rates are locked in, they can't price based on customer risk. The result is straightforward — high-risk, low-income groups may find themselves unable to borrow at all.
A more realistic scenario is that banks will respond in other ways. Lower credit limits, application restrictions, hidden fee hikes... By then, ordinary people who desperately need funds for liquidity might find themselves unable to borrow a single penny.
Economics tells us that simple price controls often produce opposite results. Either supply decreases, quality declines, or the market shifts to other channels. This time is no exception — credit might flow from formal channels to underground lenders, consumption shrinks, and economic pressure intensifies.
Interestingly, the ones most hurt won't be the big banks, but rather those who rely most on credit support. This creates an awkward paradox: the intention was to help them, but in the end, it pushes them further away.
What do you think? Is limiting interest rates really a solution to the struggles of ordinary people? Or should we approach the problem from other angles?
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Rekt_Recovery
· 11h ago
ngl this rate cap thing is giving me major leverage ptsd vibes... seen this movie before, doesn't end well for retail
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TradFiRefugee
· 11h ago
It's that old-fashioned economic theory again, sounds right, but in reality? Banks have long mastered it.
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potentially_notable
· 11h ago
It's the same old trick again; controlling interest rates ultimately ends up hurting the poor.
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ProposalManiac
· 11h ago
A typical policy design flaw, failing to consider incentive compatibility issues. Limiting interest rates is like adding a hardcoded parameter to the DAO; as a result, the market finds its own way out, making things worse.
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BlockchainBrokenPromise
· 11h ago
Another old trick, controlling interest rates ends up trapping the poor? I've seen this show before.
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Bank's latest move doesn't need guessing; the fee tactics are about to take off.
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It's so ironic. I wanted to help but ended up blocking the door. Economic policies are never simple.
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So, institutional design must consider real-world reactions, or it's just self-deception.
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Underground lenders have sniffed out an opportunity, this isn't over.
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The problem isn't the interest rate itself, but that the real issue isn't being addressed—it's just muddled policy.
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This is the cost of interfering in the market; every time, good intentions lead to bad outcomes.
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It looks like protection, but it's actually suppression. The grassroots suffer the most.
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Restrict interest rates? Instead of that, why not just provide direct subsidies? No need for roundabout methods.
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JPMorgan Chase is right, but don't pretend to be innocent.
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GateUser-75ee51e7
· 11h ago
It's that same control rhetoric again... It sounds nice, but in the end, it's the people without money who suffer.
#策略性加码BTC JPMorgan recently issued a candid warning about Trump's "10% cap on credit card interest rates" policy — it seems to protect consumers, but it could actually harm ordinary people.
The logic of the policy sounds simple: limit interest rates to save money for borrowers. But what about the banks' response? Once interest rates are locked in, they can't price based on customer risk. The result is straightforward — high-risk, low-income groups may find themselves unable to borrow at all.
A more realistic scenario is that banks will respond in other ways. Lower credit limits, application restrictions, hidden fee hikes... By then, ordinary people who desperately need funds for liquidity might find themselves unable to borrow a single penny.
Economics tells us that simple price controls often produce opposite results. Either supply decreases, quality declines, or the market shifts to other channels. This time is no exception — credit might flow from formal channels to underground lenders, consumption shrinks, and economic pressure intensifies.
Interestingly, the ones most hurt won't be the big banks, but rather those who rely most on credit support. This creates an awkward paradox: the intention was to help them, but in the end, it pushes them further away.
What do you think? Is limiting interest rates really a solution to the struggles of ordinary people? Or should we approach the problem from other angles?