Federal Funds Rate vs. Wages and Salaries
Federal Funds Rate vs. Wages and Salaries Is the Federal Reserve behind the curve on wage growth? Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Federal Funds Rate vs. Wages and Salaries Is the Federal Reserve behind the curve on wage growth? Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Inflation – Wage Survey Leading Indicator Wage growth is expected to increase. Will wages increases lead to inflation? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
U.S. Productivity Growth and Hourly Compensation When wages lag behind productivity growth, workers do not receive their fair share of the wealth created. Image: Economic Policy Institute
History of the Real Federal Minimum Wage Today, the real federal minimum wage is worth 31% less than in 1968. It is also the longest period without an increase (adjusted for inflation). You may also like “Wage Growth vs. U.S. Home Price Growth.” Image: Economic Policy Institute
Fed Funds Rate vs. U.S. Job Openings (JOLTS) Declining wage growth and employment would allow the Fed to make substantial cuts in interest rates. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Real U.S. Average Hourly Earnings and Recessions Is a recession likely in the United States if real wage growth remains negative by summer? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Inequality – Monthly Income After Tax Minus Average Monthly Expenditures Greatest economy ever? Despite increasing wage growth and a low unemployment rate, half of the U.S. population spends more than their income. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
When Is the Next Recession Coming? If history helps us to predict the future, a recession can occur when: Wage Growth minus Fed Funds Rate is below -1%. Why? Because the Fed is too tight at that moment. Since 1965, a recession has never occurred until Wage Growth minus Fed Funds Rate was below -1%…
What Will Cause The Next Recession – Paul Krugman On UBI And More Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman speaks about the next recession, income inequality vs. growth, wages, universal basic income (UBI), redistribution and geographic inequality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja2PY2CnpOQ