Deflation

Deflation Isn't the Enemy

Michael Pento | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Interest Rates, Debt, Central Bank, Deflation, Inflation, Money Supply, Banks, Free Market, Euro, Business News
Michael Pento

We now have entire nations which have become insolvent. It would be very difficult to argue that having a banking crisis is better than enduring a sovereign debt crisis, especially since much of the assets banks hold is sovereign debt.

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It must be impossible for the Fed to create inflation

Warren Mosler | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Modern Monetary Theory, Deficit, Mmt, Unemployment, Credit, Deflation, Inflation, Treasury, Currency, Federal Reserve, Congress, China, Japan, Business News
Warren Mosler

Hardly an hour goes by without some pundit pushing the possibility of some kind of run away inflation, with Zimbabwe and Weimar rolling off the tongue...

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Prices Fall For First Time In Four Months

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Video, Energy Prices, Deflation, Apparel, Shelter, Inflation, Labor Department, Food Prices, Consumer Price Index, Business News

U.S. consumer prices fell in October for the first time in four months as Americans paid less for new cars and gasoline, although prices outside o...

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Bernanke Speech Unlikely To Unveil Major Program, Economists Say

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Bernanke Economy, Bernanke Fed, Bernanke Speech, Deflation, Federal Reserve Economy, Inflation, Fed Economy, Bond Buying Program, Economy Fed, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Many on Wall Street hope Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will unveil a new effort Friday to boost the economy in a highly anticipa...

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Higher Prices Hit Cash-Strapped Back-To-School Shoppers

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Sales, Deflation, Lands' End, Inflation, Con-Flation, Sears Holdings Corp., Great Recession, Clothes Prices, Labor Department, Back to School Shopping, Consumers, The NPD Group, School, Consumer Price Index, Back to School, Business News

NEW YORK — Stores are trying everything they can think of to disguise the fact that you're going to pay more for clothes this fall. Some are us...

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Fed Remains Noncommittal About New Stimulus, Despite Sluggish Economy

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: qe3, Gdp, Qe2, Fed Stimulus, Deflation, Inflation, Bernanke, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Stimulus, Treasury Bonds, US Treasuries, Business News

With the debt-ceiling fight resolved, and discouraging economic reports piling up, the Federal Reserve is under close scrutiny for signs that it might...

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Consumer Spending Falls For First Time In Nearly Two Years

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Deflation, John Maynard Keynes, Inflation, Great Recession, Consumer Goods, Consumers, Consumer Spending, Demand, Business News

WASHINGTON (Lucia Mutikani) - Consumer spending unexpectedly fell in June to post the first decline in nearly two years as incomes barely rose, a ...

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CHARTS: Nine Signs The U.S. Recovery Might Be Losing Momentum

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Government Intervention, Unemployment, Deflation, Inflation, Wages, Great Recession, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke, Slidepollajax, Business News

Look at any number of recent economic indicators, and it's easy to understand why there have been whispers of a double-dip recession. If the economy i...

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One-Fifth Of Personal Income Tied To Government Payments Last Year

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: 2008 Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Deflation, Great Recession, Quantitative Easing, Unemployment Benefits, Paul Krugman, Jon Kyl, Deflationary Spiral, Video, Business News

This post has been corrected. With employment only increasing by a net total of 18,000 jobs in June, a new report by Moody's Analytics suggests jus...

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The Five Best And Worst Industries In June

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Average-Hourly-Wages, Unemployment, Deflation, Unemployment Rate, Wages, June Employment, Slidepollajax, Manufacturing, Paul Krugman, Health Care, Business News

Solving America's employment crisis just became even more daunting, if that's believable. In June, the U.S. economy added only 18,000 jobs total. ...

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DeLong: Economy Is In A Liquidity Trap

Bloomberg | Brad DeLong | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Bill Clinton, Paul Krugman, Deflation, Liquidity, John Maynard Keynes, Liquidity-Trap, Liquidity Crisis, George W. Bush, Business News

There is only one real law of economics: the law of supply and demand. If the quantity supplied goes up, the price goes down....

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Federal Reserve Keeps Power On Reserve For Another Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Economics News, Markets, Unemployment, Princeton University, Deflation, Inflation, Business News, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Ben Bernanke, Economic Recovery, Japan, Financial News, Federal Open Market Committee, Business News

NEW YORK -- Another major policymaker has decided to take a more detached stance toward the economic slowdown. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernank...

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Federal Reserve Admits Economic Recovery Is Slowing, But Announces No Bold Moves In Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, White House, Debt, Jobs Crisis, Congress, Unemployment, Deflation, Inflation, Jobs, Federal Reserve, Fomc, Economic Recovery, Ben Bernanke, Barack Obama, Federal Open Market Committee, Business News

UPDATE: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy will remain essentially unchanged, even ...

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European Central Bank: 'Strong Vigilance' Needed To Fight Inflation

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Frankfurt, Deflation, Inflation, Jean-Claude Trichet, Euro-Zone-Debt-Crisis, Euro Zone, Europe, European Central Bank, Business News

FRANKFURT (Sakari Suoninen) - The European Central Bank is in "strong vigilance" mode over inflation pressures, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet ...

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Japan's Prices Rise For First Time In Two Years

AP | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Trade Deficit, Japan Earthquake, Deflation, Inflation, Economy, Japanese Economy, Free Trade, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Consumer Price Index, Business News

TOKYO -- Japan's consumer prices in April rose for the first time in more than two years on a spike in energy and tobacco prices, the government said ...

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While Washington Turns to 2012, Ben Bernanke Is Still Focused on 2008

David Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hank Paulson, Renminbi, Deflation, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Qe2, Ben Bernanke, Japan, China, Business News
David Paul

Each time Ben Bernanke testifies before Congress, his job gets more difficult. Firmly ensconced between a rock and a hard place, Bernanke must defend the drastic measures he is taking while denying any extreme concerns that he might have.

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Economists' Number 1 Risk: The Budget Deficit

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Budget Deficit, National Association of Business Economics, Deflation, Economic Forecasts, Inflation, Federal Debt, Economists, Economic Recovery, Business News

WASHINGTON: The massive U.S. budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or defla...

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Higher Education Legislative Priorities: An Open Letter to Newly Elected Representatives and Senators

David J. Skorton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graduation, Education, America COMPETES Act, Deflation, Student Debt, DREAM Act, Great Recession, Cornell University, 112th Congress, Financial Aid, Immigration, College Tuition, Higher Education, Legislation, College News
David J. Skorton

Why would we educate children at public expense from kindergarten through high school and then deny them the ability to pursue higher education? I offer for your consideration a few suggestions for legislation.

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Homebuilders Look Cheap, Gold Looks Expensive

James Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homebuilders, Gold Bubble, Deflation, Inflation, Contrarian, Finance, Gold, Bubble, Europe, Real Estate, Home, Business News
James Berman

Complacency is returning to markets. Risk aversion is evaporating. Recovery is in the air. Even the animal spirits are returning, with M&A activity re...

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Walmart Marks Up Toy Prices for the Holiday Season

Paul Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tax Cut Deal, Toy Prices, Deflation, Inflation, Christmas, Bloomberg News, Wal-Mart, Filibernie, Estate Tax, Bernie Sanders, Bush Tax Cuts, Business News
Paul Snyder

Americans freshly reminded of the founding family's $86.8 billion fortune may see this more like a penalty for late shoppers.

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Don't Be Fooled: Inflation Has the Upper Hand

Chris Martenson, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing, Deflation, Cpi, Inflation, Disinflation, Martenson Report, Business News
Chris Martenson, Ph.D.

Here at Martenson Central, we are endlessly keeping a close eye out for the emergence of deflation, defined here as the purchasing power of the dollar going up.

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Is QE2 the Road to Zimbabwe-style Hyperinflation? Not Likely

Ellen Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deflation, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Fed QE2, Quantitative Easing, Japanese Economy, Credit Crisis, Hyperinflation, Eu, Japan, Business News
Ellen Brown

Unlike Zimbabwe, the U.S. can easily get the currency it needs without being beholden to anyone. But wouldn't that dilute the value of the currency? No.

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Fiat Currency Fever: The Causes

Bill Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floyd Norris, Credit, Deflation, Inflation, Money Printing, Palin, Bernanke, Qe2, Federal Reserve, Gold Fever, Marijuana, Business News
Bill Baker

Note: Any resemblance of this parody to an article published recently by the New York Times is purely intentional. It is part religion, part politic...

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Why A Little Inflation Could Actually Boost Hiring

AP | By JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Bankuptcy, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Hiring, Inflation Fed, Deflation, Inflation, Inflation Data, Inflation Index, Business News

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In Praise Of Inflation

newyorker.com | James Surowiecki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inflation Target, Fed Inflation, Deflation, Inflation, Fed, Federal Reserve, Stagflation, Hyperinflation, Business News

And so a surprising number of high-profile economists, on both the left and the right, think that it's time for the Fed to try one more extraordinary ...

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