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Re:US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6% by nightski on Thursday October 27, 2022 @12:27PM (#33360022)
That could be skewed because they changed how M2 was calculated during the pandemic.
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Re:US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6% by giantg2 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @12:47PM (#33360335)
This makes me feel better.

/s

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Re:US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6% by cko on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:15PM (#33363419)
It should.

https://collabfund.com/blog/the-fed-isnt-printing-as-much-mo...

Also money printing isn't necessarily inflationary if the money stays as bank reserves. Unless... The Fed buys treasuries and the government dumps the money on the economy.

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Re:US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6% by giantg2 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @05:02PM (#33363989)
It just obfuscated things. It might not be a 350% increase, but it's still a 70% increase, right?
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