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Is deflation the real threat to our economy?

Posted Oct 2nd 2009 6:00PM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Forecasts, Products and Services, Consumer Experience, Money and Finance Today, Economic Data, Personal Finance, Recession

Don't be confused by the rhetoric you read and see in the media. We are definitely in a deflationary spiral. Who says so? And what data are you looking at?

Let's read a few quotes from leading traders and analysts:

  • Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz said: "Deflation is definitely a threat right now."
  • Charles Evans, Federal Reserve bank president says: "Disinflationary winds are blowing with gale force effect."

Continue reading Is deflation the real threat to our economy?

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