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May 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM #210686kewpParticipantInflation is an increase in the money supply.
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply.
That is the one and only definition. “Price inflation” is something different. So is inflating a balloon. Other than sharing a common root they have little to do with each other.
Something I use to watch secular trends is the MSN ETF performance tracker:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/partsub/funds/etfperformancetracker.aspx
Given that there are long/short ETF’s for everything these days is clear the overwhelming trend is inflationary, as demonstrated by the current energy/commodities boom. The only obvious example of deflation on the first page is SKF (short the financials), which is an example of credit destruction due to the housing crash.
In the information age, central banks can create credit faster than even the most the foolhardy consumer can destroy it. And those with first access to this credit (i.e. banks and private equity) aren’t going to lend it to dead beats to speculate on real estate. The are going to buy energy, commodities and precious metals to retain the purchasing power of their investment.
And for the record, inflation was not the prime mover of the housing bubble. Securitized debt products and the resulting fraud they enabled was. Without that the housing bubble never could have happened, regardless of the control of money supply.
May 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM #210755kewpParticipantInflation is an increase in the money supply.
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply.
That is the one and only definition. “Price inflation” is something different. So is inflating a balloon. Other than sharing a common root they have little to do with each other.
Something I use to watch secular trends is the MSN ETF performance tracker:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/partsub/funds/etfperformancetracker.aspx
Given that there are long/short ETF’s for everything these days is clear the overwhelming trend is inflationary, as demonstrated by the current energy/commodities boom. The only obvious example of deflation on the first page is SKF (short the financials), which is an example of credit destruction due to the housing crash.
In the information age, central banks can create credit faster than even the most the foolhardy consumer can destroy it. And those with first access to this credit (i.e. banks and private equity) aren’t going to lend it to dead beats to speculate on real estate. The are going to buy energy, commodities and precious metals to retain the purchasing power of their investment.
And for the record, inflation was not the prime mover of the housing bubble. Securitized debt products and the resulting fraud they enabled was. Without that the housing bubble never could have happened, regardless of the control of money supply.
May 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM #210782kewpParticipantInflation is an increase in the money supply.
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply.
That is the one and only definition. “Price inflation” is something different. So is inflating a balloon. Other than sharing a common root they have little to do with each other.
Something I use to watch secular trends is the MSN ETF performance tracker:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/partsub/funds/etfperformancetracker.aspx
Given that there are long/short ETF’s for everything these days is clear the overwhelming trend is inflationary, as demonstrated by the current energy/commodities boom. The only obvious example of deflation on the first page is SKF (short the financials), which is an example of credit destruction due to the housing crash.
In the information age, central banks can create credit faster than even the most the foolhardy consumer can destroy it. And those with first access to this credit (i.e. banks and private equity) aren’t going to lend it to dead beats to speculate on real estate. The are going to buy energy, commodities and precious metals to retain the purchasing power of their investment.
And for the record, inflation was not the prime mover of the housing bubble. Securitized debt products and the resulting fraud they enabled was. Without that the housing bubble never could have happened, regardless of the control of money supply.
May 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM #210803kewpParticipantInflation is an increase in the money supply.
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply.
That is the one and only definition. “Price inflation” is something different. So is inflating a balloon. Other than sharing a common root they have little to do with each other.
Something I use to watch secular trends is the MSN ETF performance tracker:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/partsub/funds/etfperformancetracker.aspx
Given that there are long/short ETF’s for everything these days is clear the overwhelming trend is inflationary, as demonstrated by the current energy/commodities boom. The only obvious example of deflation on the first page is SKF (short the financials), which is an example of credit destruction due to the housing crash.
In the information age, central banks can create credit faster than even the most the foolhardy consumer can destroy it. And those with first access to this credit (i.e. banks and private equity) aren’t going to lend it to dead beats to speculate on real estate. The are going to buy energy, commodities and precious metals to retain the purchasing power of their investment.
And for the record, inflation was not the prime mover of the housing bubble. Securitized debt products and the resulting fraud they enabled was. Without that the housing bubble never could have happened, regardless of the control of money supply.
May 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM #210839kewpParticipantInflation is an increase in the money supply.
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply.
That is the one and only definition. “Price inflation” is something different. So is inflating a balloon. Other than sharing a common root they have little to do with each other.
Something I use to watch secular trends is the MSN ETF performance tracker:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/partsub/funds/etfperformancetracker.aspx
Given that there are long/short ETF’s for everything these days is clear the overwhelming trend is inflationary, as demonstrated by the current energy/commodities boom. The only obvious example of deflation on the first page is SKF (short the financials), which is an example of credit destruction due to the housing crash.
In the information age, central banks can create credit faster than even the most the foolhardy consumer can destroy it. And those with first access to this credit (i.e. banks and private equity) aren’t going to lend it to dead beats to speculate on real estate. The are going to buy energy, commodities and precious metals to retain the purchasing power of their investment.
And for the record, inflation was not the prime mover of the housing bubble. Securitized debt products and the resulting fraud they enabled was. Without that the housing bubble never could have happened, regardless of the control of money supply.
May 23, 2008 at 5:15 PM #210776peterbParticipantHere’s a real-time example and explination of both deflation and inflation and how we’re seeing both in action right now:
http://www.europac.net/externalframeset.asp?id=12919May 23, 2008 at 5:15 PM #210845peterbParticipantHere’s a real-time example and explination of both deflation and inflation and how we’re seeing both in action right now:
http://www.europac.net/externalframeset.asp?id=12919May 23, 2008 at 5:15 PM #210873peterbParticipantHere’s a real-time example and explination of both deflation and inflation and how we’re seeing both in action right now:
http://www.europac.net/externalframeset.asp?id=12919May 23, 2008 at 5:15 PM #210894peterbParticipantHere’s a real-time example and explination of both deflation and inflation and how we’re seeing both in action right now:
http://www.europac.net/externalframeset.asp?id=12919 -
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