I don't follow your argument, the feds interest rate consistently increased from the end of 2017 until Covid hit. When Powell started it was at 1.4% and got up

I don't follow your argument, the feds interest rate consistently increased from the end of 2017 until Covid hit. When Powell started it was at 1.4% and got up to 2.4% in July 2019, more than one year after he took office.