And so I think this gets it wrong:
From the very sharp Torsten Slok, again (I find him arresting my attention rather frequently these days). He comments:
Torsten Slok: 10% Nominal GDP Growth Coming? <[https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/10-percent-nominal-gdp-growth-coming]>: ‘Nominal GDP growth is currently solid at around 6%, while S&P 500 earnings growth has surged to nearly 40% YoY. A simple regression based on the historical relationship between the two suggests thatthe current pace of earnings growth is consistent with nominal GDP growth of 10%, see chart below…. [If so, then] interest rates will stay higher for longer,particularly when combined with the ongoing fiscal challenges…
But I think this is wrong. I do not see the flood of demand coming that would drive such a huge spending acceleration and rapid runup in inflation. What I see, instead, is a shift from labor to capital. That appears to be one thing that Trump is managing to create.
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