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by nopinsight 2245 days ago
The velocity of money has gone way down so the current liquidity injection makes great sense.

A major question is whether and how the Fed will absorb the excess liquidity back later to prevent too much real inflation, beyond what is measured by consumer price index. (Some inflation is expected as the economy is less productive because of Covid-19 and the stimulus is used to partially offset its impact.)