The link between money supply and inflation breaks - Blu Putnam joins Alpha Trader
Jul 21, 2021•32 min
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Episode description
This week’s Alpha Trader podcast features hosts Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher talking with Blu Putnam, chief economist at CME Group.
Among the topics covered:
Making sense of the continued decline in long-term yields even as inflation surges
Why we’ve probably already seen the peak in economic growth for this recovery cycle
A defense of the Fed’s “transitory” inflation argument
Alternative data sources like international travel numbers, sports attendance, and restaurant seating might give the first clue about how the Delta variant affects the growth outlook
Why modern banking means the link between the money supply and inflation has been irrevocably broken, and ...
Why 70s-style wage-push inflation isn’t an issue in today’s digital economy
Links of interest:
What does the bond market know as 10-year yield tumbles
10-year Treasury yield drops below 1.2% for first time since February
Listen to or subscribe to Alpha Trader on these podcast platforms:
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Among the topics covered:
Making sense of the continued decline in long-term yields even as inflation surges
Why we’ve probably already seen the peak in economic growth for this recovery cycle
A defense of the Fed’s “transitory” inflation argument
Alternative data sources like international travel numbers, sports attendance, and restaurant seating might give the first clue about how the Delta variant affects the growth outlook
Why modern banking means the link between the money supply and inflation has been irrevocably broken, and ...
Why 70s-style wage-push inflation isn’t an issue in today’s digital economy
Links of interest:
What does the bond market know as 10-year yield tumbles
10-year Treasury yield drops below 1.2% for first time since February
Listen to or subscribe to Alpha Trader on these podcast platforms:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Google Play
Stitcher
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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