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We now live in a world where deflation has become public enemy number one. In this current economic environment, governments seek a condition of perpetual inflation in order to maintain the illusion of prosperity in the developed world. But in reality ...
May 24, 2012 at 17:52 | Source: Huffington Post
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hyped up market expectations of more forceful steps by Japan's central bank to beat deflation since its two-punch monetary easing has raised concerns it needs to temper the message, or risk leading investors up a blind alley.
May 28, 2012 at 05:37 | Source: Reuters
The core consumer price index rose 0.2 percent in April from a year earlier on higher hotel bills and TV set prices, posting the third straight monthly increase, government data showed Friday, but economists doubt the nation's chronic deflation is easing.
May 25, 2012 at 23:42 | Source: Japan Times
We have a ton of it sitting in the ground waiting to be consumed, the price is right (super cheap) and even T Boone Pickens loves it; so why aren’t we using more natural gas? Over the last 2 years or so I have been examining alternative energy scenarios ...
May 25, 2012 at 21:54 | Source: Zacks.com
After the financial crisis erupted in 2008, two narratives about inflation dominated economic airwaves and financial-market worry lists. One was that consumer prices would tumble in a replay of Depression-era deflation because the recession was ...
May 20, 2012 at 19:08 | Source: Wall Street Journal
However, the real yield is an unknown. Should deflation take hold then what looks to be low nominal yield may turn into an attractive real yield. Could this explain the high levels of cash? Expect interest rates to move higher. A 25bp to 50bp shift higher ...
May 28, 2012 at 19:56 | Source: Seekingalpha.com
The herd is rarely right about the markets and economy, writes JW Jones, posing an alternate ending to the inflation/deflation debate that would catch the world and economists by storm. The more often you hear the same message coming from ...
May 25, 2012 at 13:26 | Source: Moneyshow.com
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday he hopes the country's central bank continues to take bold action when necessary to beat deflation, keeping up pressure for additional monetary stimulus.
May 17, 2012 at 01:25 | Source: Reuters
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday he hopes the country's central bank continues to take appropriate, bold monetary policy action when necessary to beat deflation. BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the ...
May 17, 2012 at 01:54 | Source: Inside Fidelity
The cost of computers, televisions and digital cameras fell by more than 13 per cent in 2011, compounding the woes of a retail sector already strained by tight profit margins. Average selling prices at Australian retail stores fell 13.5 per cent across 13 ...
May 21, 2012 at 23:54 | Source: Inside Retailing