Stimulypto! US Q3 Price Index Grows 3X Personal Consumption (Real GDP +2.3% QoQ) – Confounded Interest

The good news is that US Real GDP grew at 2.3% QoQ in Q3 thanks to massive Federal government and Federal Reserve stimulus. The bad news? Prices are growing at rate of 6% QoQ, three times higher than the growth of real personal consumption.

Runaway inflation, cooling personal consumption. This is the definition of “stimulyltpo”: the excessive spending by Washington DC in conjunction with excessive monetary stimulus from The Federal Reserve.

Let’s see if Christmas season is jolly with Sewage Joe trying to scare everyone about Omicron.