What controls the economy and what to expect

I think people are finally starting to wake up to understanding how a particular institution's policies affect our economy and even the world economics. Follow the f3d. It's that easy. They control interest rates. Interest rates are almost like a type of lubricant for the economy, and you can think of a change in interest rates as a change in the viscosity of that lubricant. This inevitably changes the friction and how well the engine moves.