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Alejandro Sanz's avatar

Great piece as always. One key difference that enabled in great part the lowflation of the 2010s and the printing press policy by extension was the implosion of the real economy coming off of the China Urbanization/Industrialization led boom and Shale. This left excess capacity in pretty much anything you wanted and most importantly commodity and energy prices that were rock bottom for a decade plus. We now face a much more resource constrained economy globally; ask any business owner and people, cost of money, energy, and pretty much any input but office rent is a problem.

The end of China's construction boom may give some relief to industrial commodities, but energy is no longer cheap; the days of $30-40 bbl of oil are gone. So are the days of cheap and abundant Nat Gas.

I am not a secular inflacionista, but also have a hard time seeing we go back to 2% stable inflation, 0% rates, and QE. The fiscal trajectory is also concerning. Crossing my fingers that we don't see the day the Fed has to chose between rates and the USD/inflation due to the fiscal largesse at hand.

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Jason Regehr's avatar

Thanks Brent! You have a rare talent for writing succinct, valuabel and entertaining pieces.

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