[lbo-talk] The Markets and Reality: What, If Anything, Is the Linkage?

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Wed Jun 4 16:51:45 PDT 2003


On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Interest rate cuts are nice, but if they come with a deflationary
> stagnation, a la Japan, then a 0.25% fed funds rate won't bring the
> bull back to life.
>
> As Dallas Fed president McTeer said earlier today, the economy needs
> to be growing faster.
>
> Doug

Color me pessimistic, but it looks to me like we're rolling into an extended Japanese-style economic stagnation. How much more home equity can people float to keep the economy kicking?

Miles



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