Lacy Hunt: It's Not Inflation But DEFLATION That's The Real Threat To Our Economy

Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart · Jan 30, 2025 · 57m

Recession fears seem to have faded from the headlines, as the "no landing" scenario seems to have won out -- on Wall Street at least. Attention is much more focused on a possible boost to economic growth from the policies of the new Trump administration, as well as concern that inflation could prove stickier and more stubborn to tame than the Fed hopes, resulting in higher for longer bond yields. So, were the deflationists wrong? For a true expert's view, we have the great fortune to sit down today with one of the greatest living economists, Dr. Lacy Hunt, former Senior Economist to the…