Succinct Summary: The next two weeks could be very painful for the US but hopefully we are approaching the peak for the growth of infections. Still, the economy could be locked down for a long time and no one really knows how things will look as we come out of this. It’s hard to keep the consumer down.

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The Transcript 03.09.20

By Mokaya on

March 9, 2020

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Succinct Summary: The Coronavirus continues to spread globally and no one knows how bad this could get. On the one hand we have projections of its exponential growth. On the other is the hope that seasonality will help stem the tide. In the face of a potential pandemic, the health of the economy seems like a trivial concern. Still, this panic is having a material affect on economic activity and thereby markets. The Fed has tried to address this with lower rates, but even the Fed admits monetary policy can’t do much to stop a virus. Where monetary policy will fail, hopefully modern medicine will succeed. Everyone, stay safe out there!