u/Concrete_Jungian

Has this ever been looked at? If businesses carry debt, and the prevailing view is that interest rates on debt will go up over the short terms (1-3 years), do those businesses try to get ahead of increasing liabilities by increasing prices now, thereby actually adding to the inflation rate the interest rate increases are meant to curtail?

I mean, if I was a SME carrying debt I'd be at least thinking about doing it. Heck, I'm an employee with debt and it's exactly my thought process as far as seeking a higher paying job goes.