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M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:26 pm
by murphy_p_t
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-1 ... -heres-why
Is the velocity signaling we are entering or are in a huge depression?
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:25 pm
by Libertarian666
No, because it is meaningless.
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:41 pm
by Kbg
Libertarian666 wrote:
No, because it is meaningless.
It's not meaningless at all if the money supply is stable. However, with the Fed printing money like there is no tomorrow and demand not changing or going down it isn't super difficult to figure out why velocity is way down.
However, in the current context I would agree that there is no real significance to the fact.
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:17 pm
by Kriegsspiel
I think we can blame MMM.
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:44 pm
by moda0306
Libertarian666 wrote:
No, because it is meaningless.
You don't think the speed at which money is trading hands for goods and services has meaning in economic analysis?
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:48 am
by Libertarian666
moda0306 wrote:
Libertarian666 wrote:
No, because it is meaningless.
You don't think the speed at which money is trading hands for goods and services has meaning in economic analysis?
Right.
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:20 am
by jafs
Well, it seems obvious that if more money is moving around in the economy, that would mean that more goods and services are being sold/bought, and that sort of activity is generally good for an economy.
Unless I'm missing something.
Re: M2 Money Velocity...lowest in 50+ years...
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:34 pm
by MachineGhost
Libertarian666 wrote:
moda0306 wrote:
Libertarian666 wrote:
No, because it is meaningless.
You don't think the speed at which money is trading hands for goods and services has meaning in economic analysis?
Right.
Where do you think inflation comes from then? Hint: Lack of demand.
There's undoubtedly a much better way to view supply/demand for money, but until some rocket scientist besides myself (j/k) comes up with it, velocity is all we have.