The war on deflation
15 May 2020 - Dario PerkinsThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments and central banks to work together to support the economy. While most investors welcome these efforts – it is the reason global asset prices have recovered from their March.
#Central Banks #Monetary Policy #Inflation #Recession #Covid19What can policymakers do?
03 Mar 2020 - Dario PerkinsTwo weeks ago everyone was working with the same assumption about the coronavirus. China would contain the virus reasonably quickly and gradually reopen its factories. There would be some disruption to global supply.
#Central Banks #Fiscal Policy #Covid19The rules to being a sellside economist
21 Jan 2020 - Dario Perkins1) Economic forecasts: Forecasting GDP is basically a waste of time - no investor actually cares what this backward-looking gauge of the economy is doing. But getting it "right" is one of the few (though dubious) ways.
#Central Banks #Liquidity #GDP #RecessionIs the consensus wrong?
09 Jan 2020 - Dario PerkinsThis is the time of year when economists across the financial sector are busily marketing their chunky ‘year ahead’ volumes. There is an old joke that the savvy investor should take note of whatever consensus emerged.
#Central Banks #Inflation #2020 outlook