Money and Finance
- John Mauldin: Any Bonds Today?
"By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes...
- John Mauldin: First Deflation, Then Inflation. But The Timing…?
One of the more frequent questions I am asked in meetings or after a speech is whether I think we will have inflation or deflation. My ready answer is, “Yes.” Then I stop, which I must admit is rather fun, as the person who asked tries to digest the...
- John Mauldin: The Curve In The Road
“I shall be telling this with a sigh,” and it is with a sigh that I write about the twisting, uncertain roads of inflation and deflation. Long-time readers know I have made hard arguments for first deflation and then inflation in the US. But the data...
- Inflation? Deflation? It's All About 'meflation' - By Jason Zweig
Thanks to Will for passing this along.Inflation or deflation?Pick your poison, says Wall Street. Either Uncle Sam's borrowing binge will flood the system with money, leading to a replay of the 1970s as inflation eats away at your purchasing power....
- Albert Edwards: Europe Is On The Edge Of A Deflationary Precipice That Will, Paradoxically, Usher In 20-30% Inflation
Via Zero Hedge: Amid all the recent euro-related turbulence, the markets have not focused enough attention on the rapidly vanishing core CPI inflation rates in the US and eurozone. With both moving below 1%, we are now only one cyclical mishap from joining...
Money and Finance
John Mauldin: O Deflation, Where is Thy Sting?
The CPI was out this week, and it showed a continued drop in inflation. There were those who immediately pointed out that this vindicated the Fed’s move to QE2. We have to get ahead of this deflation thing, don’t we? Well, maybe, depending on how you measure inflation/deflation. This week we look deep into the BLS website on inflation to see just exactly what it is we are measuring, and then take a walk down Nostalgia Lane. But first we look at what I think we can call The Sputtering Economy, because that will tie into our inflation discussion.
- John Mauldin: Any Bonds Today?
"By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes...
- John Mauldin: First Deflation, Then Inflation. But The Timing…?
One of the more frequent questions I am asked in meetings or after a speech is whether I think we will have inflation or deflation. My ready answer is, “Yes.” Then I stop, which I must admit is rather fun, as the person who asked tries to digest the...
- John Mauldin: The Curve In The Road
“I shall be telling this with a sigh,” and it is with a sigh that I write about the twisting, uncertain roads of inflation and deflation. Long-time readers know I have made hard arguments for first deflation and then inflation in the US. But the data...
- Inflation? Deflation? It's All About 'meflation' - By Jason Zweig
Thanks to Will for passing this along.Inflation or deflation?Pick your poison, says Wall Street. Either Uncle Sam's borrowing binge will flood the system with money, leading to a replay of the 1970s as inflation eats away at your purchasing power....
- Albert Edwards: Europe Is On The Edge Of A Deflationary Precipice That Will, Paradoxically, Usher In 20-30% Inflation
Via Zero Hedge: Amid all the recent euro-related turbulence, the markets have not focused enough attention on the rapidly vanishing core CPI inflation rates in the US and eurozone. With both moving below 1%, we are now only one cyclical mishap from joining...