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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Positve Supply Shocks

A quick reminder about the macro environment: Positive supply shocks are characterized by lower prices and higher quantities demanded. They can be caused by lower input costs.

Year over Year Eurozone PPI numbers are down over 6%.

An old San Fransisco Fed article instructs us to focus on nominal GDP (or spending) to get a handle on inflation during positive supply shocks.

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