#DEFLATION

dstadulis

dstadulis

Thread (1/6): Quants / financial engineers / options traders are the easiest people to convince that engineering a money "for a stable price level" can never be a optimum strategy

Per Bylund

PerBylund

Economics is primarily a way of thinking about the world that uncovers the true mechanisms and processes behind, and helps us understand, what we can all observe. This is a

Jugal Lodaya

JugalLodaya

Here's my notes on the sobering discussion about our economy's broken design on the "What is Money" podcast with @Breedlove22 & @JeffBooth. I took notes on:- inflation- GDP is evil-

BVDDY

BvddyCorleone

1- The inflation/deflation debate makes me uneasy. I find the topic is poorly understood.Much of the discussion centers on either i) inflation as measured by CPI or PCE, or ii)

Erik Torenberg

eriktorenberg

Econ Twitter:Tell me where the below is wrong or add nuance to some of the claims:- Misconceptions around monetary policy- Similarities btw 1929, 1990s (Japan), & 2008 & lessons learned-

Jeff Booth

JeffBooth

1) Exponentially increasing efficiency driven by technological progress REQUIRES a currency that allows for Deflation. 2) Think about that for a minute! I fully realize the consequences for the existing

Nathan Tankus

NathanTankus

Great piece from @DavidVonDrehle"Forced social distancing should give even the busiest academic economists some time to bone up on MMT. It’s not quite the cartoon money machine it has been

Alex Vardoulakis

alexvardoulakis

Policy talks about bubbles and regulation have reemerged. Check out my paper w/@NinaBiljanovska& @LGornicka on the optimal macroprudential regulation to tackle asset price bubble https://drive.google.com/file/d/16s1wEeetuzHzNqrQx_AA0eqn

Chester BTC

cheetahgains

Since lockdowns began, there have been higher and higher expectations of inflation from financial communities. However, as time goes on DEFLATION becomes more and more likely. Time for a thread

Jeff Booth

JeffBooth

1) Many people believe that global warming/environmental destruction is humanities #1 challenge. 2) The scientific evidence is clear. It is a big problem with severe consequences for humanity. 3) So

The Wolf Of All Streets

scottmelker

Live with Goldman. They are talking COVID-19 and GDP/economy risk.Major downside risk of an expected second wave of infections, so it's nearly impossible to project the state of the economy

Jeff Booth

JeffBooth

1) Technological deflation was impacting economies long before Covid19. With technology you would continue to get more for less. If natural forces were at play, prices of EVERYTHING would fall.

Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix the world"

LawrenceLepard

It's Over. Men lose their senses in heards, but regain them one by one. 40 years of deflation. Done.In my last quarterly letter I suggested a crack up boom was

Davide Oneglia

DavideOneglia

A few thoughts ahead of next week’s #ECB meeting: 1) Covid second wave affects consumer behaviour sparking a negative feedback loop b/w confidence and service activity; 2) Growing double-dip risks

Nicola Duke

NicTrades

London commercial property collapsing as companies realise staff can work from home. Tech was always going to make this happen but Covid has pushed it forward.Companies save on rent. Staff

Paul Mason

paulmasonnews

Thread on the Treasury austerity leak: 1/ The HMT base case is no longer a v-shaped recovery but a U, with longer recovery and permanent scarring, costing a £337bn deficit