Feb
01
The Fed messed up
ByThis post will build upon my previous post with the Cobra equation. In that post, I gave a model showing that the Fed is completely behind the curve of the business cycle. The Fed should not be raising rates at this point in the business cycle.
When to Normalize in Theory
In the model, aggregate profit rates have a somewhat circular movement through a business cycle. I say somewhat because in other business cycles, the circular movement looks more like a bouncing ball off of the effective demand limit…