Posts Tagged by deflation

What All Major Depressions Have in Common (let’s talk deflation)

Agree or disagree? This is more of a fundamental topic than I typically venture into, but none the less is an interesting debate. What All Major Depressions Have in Common Signs of deflation are visible but the public will be fooled  March 23, 2012 By Elliott Wave International Deflation requires a precondition: a major societal…

What is the end game of deflation? Communism apparently.

Naked Capitalism posted an article QE to Communism which looks at another article entitled:  The optimum size of the central bank? Both are well written and take a look at the long run implication of falling asset prices which leads to saving, which then perpetuates the cycle.  It (the latter) is also a good introduction…

Is Inflation or Deflation the Concern?

Here is an interesting excerpt from Colin Twiggs of IncredibleCharts.com and I thought I would post it for you. ——————— Consumer Price Index Declining consumer and producer price indexes indicate that the US economy is undergoing a period of deflation. Despite their best efforts, the Fed and Treasury are unable to halt the deflationary impact…