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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 6/28/2009
Embrace Deflation - It's The Cure, Not The Problem
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Concern over Japanese deflation is increasing. Please consider Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall Record 1.1% . Japan’s consumer prices fell at a record pace in May, adding to the risk that deflation will become entrenched and hamper a rebound from the nation’s worst postwar ...

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Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall Record 1.1%
bloomberg.com - 6/26/2009
Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall Record 1.1%
— bloomberg.com — June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s consumer prices fell at a record pace in May, adding to the risk that deflation will become entrenched and hamper a rebound from the nation’s worst postwar recession. Prices excluding fresh food slid 1.1 percent from a ... (more) Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall ...

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Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall Record 1.1%
bloomberg.com - 6/26/2009
Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall Record 1.1%
— bloomberg.com — June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s consumer prices fell at a record pace in May, adding to the risk that deflation will become entrenched and hamper a rebound from the nation’s worst postwar recession. Prices excluding fresh food slid 1.1 percent from a ... (more) Japan Succumbs to Deflation as Consumer Prices Fall ...

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Smells like deflation
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/3/2009
Smells like deflation
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — The grim jobs number wasn't the only scary thing in today's BLS report. Here's the rate of wage change over the past three months, expressed as an annual rate: Bear in mind that inflation usually runs below the rate of wage change, thanks to ... (more) Smells like deflation

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