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Regime 1: Fed abandons inflation target and lets it run

Stocks would have a field day scenario
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[Some will point out that historically inflation actually has not been good for stocks. Jesse points out that this is not because of any inherent reason but an artifact of 3 results:
1. Inflation is usually associated with wars which are predominantly risk-off which contract multiples.
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2. Policy feedback loops: namely inflation leads to raising interest rates which increases discount factors
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3. An accounting distortion: net earnings are overstated since inflation understates GAAP depreciation expenses, but the market is able to see thru that and assign the lower multiples you'd expect with lower earnings]
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