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Deflation Coming in China?
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 12/12/2008
Deflation Coming in China?
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It wasn't too long ago that one of the biggest worries facing the global economy was that improved standards of living in China would lead to higher wages for its workers. This, it was feared, would cause the country to begin exporting inflation around the world. As recently as August, PPI data ...
Deflation virus is moving the policy test beyond the 1930s extremes
telegraph.co.uk - 12/7/2008
Deflation virus is moving the policy test beyond the 1930s extremes
— telegraph.co.uk — The world's policymakers need to keep ripping up the rule book to prevent depression writes Ambrose EvansPritchard.... (more) Deflation virus is moving the policy test beyond the ...

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londonbanker.blogspot.com - 12/13/2008
Deflation has become inevitable
— londonbanker.blogspot.com — For a while now I have been on the fence on the inflation/deflation issue – whether the... massive monetisation of bad debts by central banks and governments will lead to rapidly escalating inflation as currencies are debased or, alternatively, lead to ... (more) Deflation has become inevitable

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Federal Reserve is damned either way as it battles debt and deflation
telegraph.co.uk - 12/19/2008
Federal Reserve is damned either way as it battles debt and deflation
— telegraph.co.uk — We know what causes a recession to metastasize into a slump. Irving Fisher the paramount US economist... of the interwar years wrote the text in 1933: "DebtDeflation Theory of Great Depressions". (more) Federal Reserve is damned either way as it battles debt ...

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GalaTime:  Daily Dose of Deflation 12Dec2008

The Big Picture:  Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08

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Daily Dose of Deflation 12Dec2008
GalaTime — Bespoke: Deflation Coming in China?

Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08
The Big Picture — ... would cause the country to begin exporting inflation around the world. As recently as August, PPI data from China showed that inflation was running at a rate of 10.1% year over year (y/y). Since then, however, pricing power in China has collapsed as evidenced by last night’s [Tuesday] release of the November PPI, which showed that prices are now up by just 2.0% y/y. At this rate, it won’t be long before we start seeing minus signs.” Source: Bespoke, December 10, 2008. Financial Times: Rouble exodus hits ...

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