online.wsj.com - 11/8/2008
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TOKYO -- The faltering global economy is prompting worries about deflation. Japan, which had to conquer the problem of widespread falling prices more than three years ago, could be the first to face it again. Inflation in Japan, which had picked up since early this year, was caused mainly by ...
telegraph.co.uk - 11/13/2008
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com —
Kenneth Clarke, the former Chancellor warns Britain is
on the brink of 'meltdown' Mr Clarke, 68, said...
the British economy is headed for a "catastrophic crisis" that will be "far worse than anything that has occurred in my lifetime". "There will be a ...
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UK on Brink of Meltdown
news.goldseek.com - 11/15/2008
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news.goldseek.com —
Precious metals were hit hard by global deleveraging
and they should shine again; thanks to the money-printing...
abilities of the establishment. These ridiculous government bail-outs are hugely inflationary and will further erode the purchasing power of ...
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Deflation Hoax
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Inflation in Latin America
Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog —
... and Japan is deflation, and it is causing great concern because it means there is little money in the economy and consumers just aren't buying. ...
Some False Hope on the Deflation Front
naked capitalism —
A Wall Street Journal article, "Japan Worries It Faces the Return of Deflation," contained an argument I found unconvincing: In the U.S., some economists say deflation may occur if market conditions deteriorate much further and job losses proliferate. But Teizo Taya, an adviser for Daiwa Institute of Research and a former policy board member of the Bank of Japan, says it's unlikely that the U.S. will experience Japan-style deflation. One reason: Japan faced an unusual situation, where wages remained stagnant even though companies posted ...
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For the record, on the Inflation vs. Deflation debate, I know that you know that I've personally held the view that since core asset prices began to slide in 2007, that deflation was more likely than inflation. We predicted the demise of ...
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VoxEU.org 2/11/2009 — Robert Ophèle , 11 February 2009 The recent rapid fall in inflation, amidst a financial crisis and a very sharp economic slowdown, has raised the spectre of deflation. But, this column argues, current dynamics in France and the euro area are actually ...
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — 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 ...
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economistsview.typepad.com 4/16/2009 — 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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