Covid 19 Response Short and Long Run Implications
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Covid 19 Response – Short and Long Run Implications
June 26th, 2020
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Agenda
• Covid 19 policy response in context
• Budget implications and other near term costs
• Will monetary and fiscal policy be inflationary?
• Capital market impact of Fed programs
• Long run implications
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Covid 19 Policy Response-Go Big or Go Home
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Policy Response – Firing the Big Guns
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Photos of Mnuchin, Trump, Lagarde and Powell from Wikimedia Commons.
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Policy Response – Monetary Policy – Interest Rates
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Source: Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, OANDA, NEAM
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Policy Response – Monetary Policy - QE
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Source: Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, NEAM
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Policy Response – Fiscal Policy
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Global Financial Crisis
Covid Crisis Forecast
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U.S. Fiscal Response Roughly $3 Trillion (and Counting) in Rescue Funds
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Sources: Congressional Budget Office, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Where Nearly $3 Trillion in Stimulus Funds Will Go
$687BSmall business loans &
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stockpiles
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Source: CSM
Global Stimulus
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Near Term Costs
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U.S Budget Deficit Estimated at $3.7 Trillion for 2020
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Budget Deficits as Far as the Eye Can See
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Debt vs GDP by Country
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Source: Congressional Budget Office
U.S. Debt to GDP
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Will Enormous Policy Response Cause Inflation?
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Answer…It Depends on What Kind of Inflation
• General Price Inflation (CPI)
• Short to intermediate term – NO
• Longer Term (3 years +) – Possible , more likely with “structural” changes
• Financial Asset Inflation
• Short to intermediate term – Absolutely
• Longer Term (3 years +) - Absolutely
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Year Over Year Change in Consumer Price Index
• Average 1930-Current 3.1%
• 1960-1994 4.8%
• 1995-2008 2.7%
• 2009-2020 1.6%
• Fed Target 2.0% sustained
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Drivers of Lower Inflation
• Demographics• Aging populations consume less
• High Debt Levels• Higher Debt levels “crowd out” other beneficial spending
• Globalization• For the last 25 years, globalization of supply chains and labor has driven down costs
• Income/Wealth Disparities• Each dollar of income and wealth has a lower economic “multiplier” as one moves up the
income spectrum
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Globalization
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; NEAM
Globalization Has Exerted Downward Pressure On Consumer Prices
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The Pandemic Will Likely Disrupt the Status Quo
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Mind the Gap….Income and Wealth Metrics are Disinflationary
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Source: Pew Research Foundation
Wider Income Gaps Hurt Consumption and End Demand
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Source: Pew Research Foundation
Wealth Metrics Tell an Even More Extreme Story
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As Interest Rates Plummet, Savings Rates Rise
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Covid 19 Rescue -Capital Markets Impact
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U.S. Fixed Income Credit Spreads
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Source: Bloomberg; NEAM
Long Rates are Rising, Curve is SteepeningInflation Breakevens Back Above 1%
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Fed Balance Sheet Has ExplodedStock Investors Riding the Wave, But Will The Rally Be Durable?
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QE Starts Here…
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bloomberg; NEAM
Bottom Fishing No Longer AllowedSigned, the Fed
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Source: U.S. Federal Reserve; European Central Bank; BoJ; Bloomberg; NEAM
QE Infinity – There’s No Way Out
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Source: Bloomberg; S&P; NEAM
Are Equity Markets Too Optimistic?History Implies the Answer is Probably “Yes” BUT if a PE of 20X is the New 15X, then the Answer Might be NO
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What’s Next?
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• Bankruptcies
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• Mergers
• Spin offs
• Roll ups
• Divestitures
Defaults and Bankruptcies Are Rising
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Source: Bloomberg, NEAM
Interest Rates Will Remain Exceptionally Low
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Tax Rates Likely to Rise in the FutureBudget Deficits Will Need to Be Paid for Eventually
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Longer Term Considerations for Investors
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• Potential for Higher Savings Rates vis a vis Consumption
• Larger Fiscal Deficits/ Sovereign Debt Levels• Weaker U.S. Dollar could spark inflation in the longer term
• Higher Tax Rates• Corporations have been massive beneficiaries of Fed’s credit programs
• Supply Chain Re-ordering / Peak Globalization
• “Not-So-Free Markets” Featuring Low Interest Rates and Tight Credit Spreads • Central bankers with their thumbs on the scale
• Changes in Consumer and Company Behavior
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