Deflation Video and Articles

Don't Be Fooled, the Euro Pact…

16 Dec 2011

…could only be accomplished by currency devaluation or years of deflation to drive down wages in Italy, Greece and other southern economies…
…Germany use the euro, devaluation is not possible. Wage deflation would require years of severe austerity and recession that… ...

Gold Settles Lower

04 Oct 2011

…really an inflation hedge and the third-world currency,” said Springer. “Slower growth means no inflation or worse deflation, and a lack of future stimulus, which debases the economy, means less dilution in the currency and less need for the third… ...

Hedge Funds Had Bets Against Japan

15 Mar 2011

…proposition for many investors for years. Despite all the debt problems, bond prices have continued to move higher partly because deflation, not inflation, has been the concern. Also, domestic investors own most of the government's debt and have been reluctant… ...

Fed Boosts GDP View

16 Feb 2011

…several places, the summary notes that Fed officials were more confident in the sustainability of the recovery. The risk of deflation was also seen as less of a threat. Some Fed officials are worried that companies will try to pass along higher energy prices… ...

Inside Video of Metrodome Collapse

12 Dec 2010

…and caused it to deflate three times in the past. Varying air pressure due to a severe storm once contributed to a dramatic deflation during a regular season Twins baseball game. On Nov. 19, 1981, a rapid accumulation of over a foot of snow caused the… ...

Fed Chair Says Not Increasing Inflation

06 Nov 2010

…economy. But Bernanke said prior actions indicated monetary policy was “insufficiently stimulative.” He said the possibility of deflation, or falling prices, has posed a bigger threat. Read more: MarketWatch ...

Stock Market Facing Tough Data

29 Aug 2010

…declared he would not allow the economy to fall into deflation. "The fear of deflation is what caused the market to correct in the last three weeks, since what you don't want to own in deflation is any sort of asset, since it'll be cheaper… ...