globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 4/17/2009
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Deflation properly defined is a net decrease in the money supply and credit, with credit being marked to market. Deflation by that measure went global long ago. This post however, is in reference to sustained price drops widely (and incorrectly) referred to as deflation. Japan wholesale prices ...
guardian.co.uk - 4/21/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
• RPI falls to -0.4% from 0% •
CPI measure still at 2.9% Deflation returned to Britain...
for the first time in nearly five decades last month as prices measured by the retail price index (RPI) were lower than the same time a year ago. That will add ...
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It's back - deflation returns to Britain
economistsview.typepad.com - 4/16/2009
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economistsview.typepad.com —
With the decline in consumer prices today, people
are beginning to talk about the risk of deflation...
once again, though it doesn't appear there's much worry since the decline was driven mainly by energy prices: For the first time in over a half ...
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Deflation?
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 4/22/2009
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com —
Inquiring minds are reading Deflation returns to Britain
for first time since 1960 . Deflation returned to...
Britain for the first time in nearly five decades last month as prices measured by the retail price index (RPI) were lower than the same time a ...
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Deflation Returns To U.K.
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naked capitalism —
The futurologists don't want to hear it, but live performance is booming Simon Jenkins, Guardian 1,500 farmers commit mass suicide in India Independent (hat tip reader Carrick) Deflation Has Gone Global Michael Shedlock Spit and Acquit New York Times Supply and demand cannot explain 2008 gas price rise: US FERC Platts (hat tip reader Michael) Checking In On the Four Bad Bears Paul Kedrosky Stress tests deepen headache for Obama Financial Times Vampire pensions could ...
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The Big Picture —
... commercial real estate mortgages coming due between now and 2012 won’t qualify for refinancing; Deutsche Bank, Goldman, and others estimate declines in commercial-property values of 35% to 45% from the peak in 2007. They believe the commercial real-estate slump will rival or even exceed the one in the early 1990s, when bad commercial-property debt played a big role in dragging the economy into a recession.
Deflation continues worldwide: Japan, Germany, and China are all experiencing deflation.
U.S. unemployment is now at 8.5%. ...
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