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Exactly right. Demand was induced with money printing. Supply was restricted with lockdowns. When demand outstrips supply, prices rise.
by nostromo 5y ago
Exactly right.
Demand was induced with money printing. Supply was restricted with lockdowns. When demand outstrips supply, prices rise.
- jjeaff 5y agoMore money supply likely accounts for some increase in demand. But the lockdowns themselves likely had more effect on demand than more cash. People need or want more things when they travel less and have fewer services to consume. When behavior changes in large ways, demand shifts to different things. Printing more cash didn't drive demand for n95 masks. It also didn't drive demand for things like flour and many other commodities. With the exception of those in extreme poverty, most people didn't run out and buy more toilet paper and flour because they got a stimulus check.