November 24, 2021
A few months ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell unveiled a system known as the “inflation dashboard.” Yahoo! Finance said the system’s five inflation benchmarks are now “starting to flash amber” as the dashboard shows “signs of overheating.” In August, Powell said the benchmarks revealed no cause for alarm. At the time, inflation was viewed as transitory, and Powell pointed to five economic “pillars.” But according to Bloomberg’s Lawrence Summers, those pillars are now “wobbly at best.” The supposed ability of the Fed to control the economy was labeled by Robert Prechter as the “Potent Directors Presumption.” Prechter defined this presumption as “the erroneous belief that agencies such as governments and banking monopolies can direct financial markets and overall economies,” which are governed by social mood. One facet of this belief is that the Fed leads the way on raising or lowering interest rates. Instead, it merely follows the upward or downward pressure on rates that is already evident in the market. To learn more read “The Fed Follows the Market Yet Again.”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
