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THE DEFLATION BATTLE RAGES ON
capitalspectator.com - 1/16/2009
THE DEFLATION BATTLE RAGES ON
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For the first time since 1955, the consumer price index fell on a year-over-year basis. Last month's seasonally adjusted CPI slipped 0.1% for the 12 months through December, the Labor Department reports. On a monthly basis, the decline in CPI is more pronounced, falling by 0.7% last month--the ...
accruedint.blogspot.com - 1/10/2009
2009 Forecast Episode II: Deflation Strikes Back
— accruedint.blogspot.com — This is Part II of a indeterminate series on the Accrued Interest 2009 Forecast . Here I'll... focus on general interest rates and Treasury Bonds. The question on many lips is are Treasury bonds a bubble? I've already said that fighting deflation will ... (more) 2009 Forecast Episode II: Deflation Strikes Back

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pcasd.com - 1/12/2009
The US Government Will Not Choose Deflation
— pcasd.com — The modern-day monetary system employed in the United States is based on currency that can be created... at the bureaucratic touch of a button. In charge of that button is a group of people with a firmly entrenched belief that deflation is the worst of ... (more) The US Government Will Not Choose Deflation

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Risks of deflation (wonkish but important)
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/10/2009
Risks of deflation (wonkish but important)
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Feeling a bit deflated There's been some talk abut risks of deflation, but there's one alarming comparison... I haven't seen made. The figure above shows that the CBO is currently projecting an output shortfall from the current slump comparable to the ... (more) Risks of deflation (wonkish but important)

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