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pattydo t1_it8ao7d wrote

Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in [OC] Inflation rate and nominal interest rate by giteam

>You don’t think a decrease in overall economic activity will result in a decrease in fuel consumption?

If you wanted to change the subject you should have specified.

But yeah, consumption can pretty easily be reduced without impacting price. Our markets are too concentrated and barriers too high.

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AftyOfTheUK t1_it8hl22 wrote

>If you wanted to change the subject you should have specified.

I didn't change the subject.

Someone asked:

>I’m not convinced. You don’t think a decrease in overall economic activity will result in a decrease in fuel consumption (i.e. demand for fuel)?

You responded:

>Not to a large degree, no.

You knew what the subject was, as you were discussing it before I even entered the discussion.

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pattydo t1_it8i6m2 wrote

Oh, I didn't articulate my point well. My bad.

Yes, a decrease in overall economic activity will result in a decrease fuel consumption. That doesn't mean it will lead to a decrease in fuel price.

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AftyOfTheUK t1_it8scg7 wrote

Indeed it doesn't. But to reign in inflation we need to reduce economic activity. Fuel prices are weakly correlated with economic activity so may or may not follow that trend depending on other determining factors.

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pattydo t1_it8slr1 wrote

I mean, no we don't? Just because the Fed only has a hammer doesn't mean the problem has to be a nail. This is not the best way to fix it, and is probably one of the worst.

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