If it acts too aggressively to curb inflation by forcing short - term rates too high, it could choke off home sales. (realtormag.realtor.org)
Moreover, the longer that rates stay low, the more abruptly they may need to rise to curb inflation when the economy improves. (theglobeandmail.com)
An example would be the Federal Reserve's intervention in the early 1980s: in order to curb inflation of nearly 15 %, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate to 20 %. (investopedia.com)