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BootinUp

(49,035 posts)
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:14 AM Sep 7

Krugman: "Put these five reports together, and they tell us two things."

Put these five reports together, and they tell us two things.

First, we’ve won the war on inflation — and we did it without a recession or a large rise in unemployment. The pessimists and prophets of stagflation were completely wrong.

Second, the Biden boom — and yes, it was a boom, with remarkable growth in both G.D.P. and employment — is losing steam. Things had to level off eventually, but the deceleration is striking. The Fed has been trying to steer between two risks: the risk of cutting too fast and reigniting inflation and the risk of cutting too slowly and allowing the economy to slide into recession. Well, the balance of risks has clearly shifted: There’s now much more danger of doing too little than of doing too much.

So the Fed should do the full half-point cut. We’ve achieved our soft landing; don’t ruin it by moving too slowly to pull the plane’s nose up.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opinion/krugman-fed-interest-rates.html?smid=url-share

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/03/opinion/thepoint?unlocked_article_code=1.I04.Cr07.ZOZskNcFkxb9&smid=url-share

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Krugman: "Put these five reports together, and they tell us two things." (Original Post) BootinUp Sep 7 OP
Yes. Old Crank Sep 7 #1
I said 3 months back "Give us a 1/2 point." oldsoftie Sep 7 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 7 #3

Old Crank

(4,653 posts)
1. Yes.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:18 AM
Sep 7

Probably should have started smaller a bit sooner. But way too many serious economists wanted to throw the country into a recession and sefiouly jack up the unemployment rate.

 

oldsoftie

(13,538 posts)
2. I said 3 months back "Give us a 1/2 point."
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:42 AM
Sep 7

It makes a statement & it will energize people sitting on the sideline. because a 1/4 point will. just make people think "I'll wait til they cut it again". If they do a 1/2 point cut folks might think "this will be it for awhile"
DO IT.

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