It is journalistic malpractice to run a line chart in which the Y axis does not start at zero. A Washington Post newsletter ran this graphic, which did start the Y axis at zero, illustrating an item headlined The Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates Again.
Kudos to the person/people/AI that created this graphic. Next thing you know, all historic references to dollar amounts will be inflation-adjusted. What a world that would be! (Of course the Post may have started the Y axis at zero because the rate was once zero, but I choose to believe they simply have high graphic standards.
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