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Inflation or Deflation, That is the Question
Inflation or Deflation, That is the Question
by cactus Inflation or Deflation, That is the Question These days some smart people are expecting inflation, other smart people are expecting deflation, and there's another big batch of smart people who are either expecting both or don't know. I figured - why should smart people have all the ...
Deflation?
Deflation?
gregmankiw.blogspot.com — The above graph, from the Cleveland Fed , shows inflation as measured by the consumer price index... and by a measure called the median CPI. As every grade school student learns when the teacher reports result of the latest test, the average of any ... (more) Deflation?
Economic View - Cross Inflation Off the Long List of Worries
Economic View - Cross Inflation Off the Long List of Worries
nytimes.com — SOME people with hypersensitive sniffers say the whiff of future inflation is in the air. What’s that,... you say? Aren’t we experiencing deflation right now? The answer is yes. But, apparently, for those who are sufficiently hawkish, the recent ... (more) Economic View - Cross Inflation Off the Long List of Worries
Time to Tame Inflation Is Before It Strikes
Time to Tame Inflation Is Before It Strikes
online.wsj.com — Insurance is often most worth having when it seems least necessary. Right now, you might feel you... don't need any insurance against a rise in the cost of living. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, is running at negative-1.3% over the ... (more) Time to Tame Inflation Is Before It Strikes
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Lawrance G. Lux — Cactus has a Mind which I enjoy, and asks the Question I have long asked myself: What exactly generates Inflation? No one knows for sure. Cactus presents a serious hypothesis which under Study possesses much Charm (totally having nothing to do with his posis, an Instructor once told me Charm was Harm with clutter). I enjoyed such a similar ideation, until I once wrote a Work on Inflation on which I got blasted (Ancients may even remember the Incident). I finally arrived at the place where I connected Inflation with Production. The Later always expands ...

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