In Search Of Tight Money

NGDP grew at a 10.6% m/m ar (annualized rate) in August, accelerating from 9.2% in July.

Over the past few years, I’ve searched and searched for that tight money everyone keeps talking about:

Instead, I keep stumbling across data points like this:


OK, that’s just a forecast. It’s not like the financial markets are worried about NGDP growth.

Oh wait:

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And it’s up another 20 basis points today (not shown.)


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The Zero Sum Death Spiral
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