January 18, 2022 • 63 mins
Scott Sumner (@scottsumnertmi), economist and author of The Money Illusion, and Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact), investment strategist, join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Whether monetary policy has been too expansionary.
- Where Lyn and Scott differ on inflation.
- Why interest rates have declined over the last several decades.
- The nuances of the correlation between growth in money supply and CPI.
- Potential downsides to being the global reserve currency.
- Why the US has been able to run trade deficits without a day of reckoning (so far).
- The bull and bear cases for the US and China.
- Why the US has been able to dominate the world in high-tech industries.
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- Whether monetary policy has been too expansionary.
- Where Lyn and Scott differ on inflation.
- Why interest rates have declined over the last several decades.
- The nuances of the correlation between growth in money supply and CPI.
- Potential downsides to being the global reserve currency.
- Why the US has been able to run trade deficits without a day of reckoning (so far).
- The bull and bear cases for the US and China.
- Why the US has been able to dominate the world in high-tech industries.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
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