Claudia Sahm

@claudia-sahm · 14 positions · On ppll ↗

Economist and creator of the Sahm Rule recession indicator; writes the Stay-At-Home Macro newsletter.

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interest rates 12

Monetary policy is a tool for smoothing short-term economic fluctuations around the trend, not for shifting the trend itself.
Central bank decisions affect millions of people, who deserve to hear the reasons directly from its chair.

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inflation 3

AI's effect on inflation is disinflationary over five to ten years but inflationary over the coming year because of chip shortages.
Central banks should not raise interest rates to counter temporary supply shocks that will fade on their own.

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America 2

Raising interest rates imposes real costs on borrowers and on the labor market.
Central bank decisions affect millions of people, who deserve to hear the reasons directly from its chair.

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