Housing Slump Set to Give Fed an Inflation-Fighting Assist
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have brought on a housing slump as severe, by some metrics, as that of 2007-09.
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction: Housing Slump Set to Give Fed an Inflation-Fighting Assist

### Response: The Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have brought on a housing slump as severe, by some metrics, as that of 2007-09.