The usual suspects are already claiming that the surge in the growth rates of the monetary aggregates will trigger a marked rise in inflation. (See Chart 1.) But the pick-up, which is a direct result of the Fed’s asset purchases, is not going to put upward pressure on prices at a time when the unemployment rate is close to 15%. Instead, there will be a further collapse in both the money multiplier and money velocity.
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