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Bitter Feud at ECB over Monetary Policy; BOE to Expand Stimulus …

Perfidious Rex — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:05:00 +0000

Bitter Feud at ECB over Monetary Policy; BOE to Expand Stimulus; Japan's Great Deflation ; Will the US Follow? …. After 20+ years of deflation fighting tactics, Japan has nothing to show for its deflation fighting efforts but massive public debt.

XE.com – Japan Furukawa: To work with BOJ to beat deflation

David — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Japanese Economics Minister Motohisa Furukawa reiterated on Friday the government's resolve to beat deflation through close cooperation with the central bank.

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Japan PM keeps up pressure on BOJ in deflation fight | Japan Wham

dkong — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:07 +0000

PM Noda: BOJ, govt in frequent communication on policy * BOJ Shirakawa says Japan economy in severe state * Monetary easing alone can't beat deflation – Shirakawa By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) …

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Japanese officials hogging the newswires | ForexLive

BarbraSandoval28 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:56:40 +0000

Japanese officials hogging the newswires. By Sean Lee || May 17, 2012 at 00:56 GMT. || 0 comments || Add comment. PM Noda: Important for government and BOJ to work closely on beating deflation ; BOJ Shirakawa: Effect of monetary policy …

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An Attack on Paul Krugman | Steve Keen's Debtwatch

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:26 +0000

Because of that, the economy will regularly experience “financial instability,” as advocated by Keynes's disciple Hyman Minsky . The debate in the blogosphere between those in the Krugman camp and those in the Keen camp …

Is Canada Poised for a Minsky Moment? | Stewart Anderson

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:00 +0000

This is the so-called Minsky Moment – an economic phenomenon where debtors are forced to rapidly try to liquidate assets as they attempt to deleverage in a downturn. Of course, they cannot and Fisher's debt deflation spiral …

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Is Canada Poised for a Minsky Moment? | Stewart Anderson

The Interest Bomb Is Ticking

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:38:20 +0000

The next part deals with the interval between now and the inevitable arrival of the Minsky Moment, i.e. the unknown and unknowable time when an unsustainable economic phenomenon suddenly collapses. The third post will address Gotterdammerung, or what … Let's begin with the spectre of deflation , the peril that prompted the now infamous (and misunderstood) Bernanke comment about throwing money out of helicopters. The point he was emphasizing was that …

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Draghi and Bernanke: A study in contrasts | Avid Investor Group

dkong — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:48:00 +0000

His subsequent work on Japan also reflects his views on what is the appropriate central bank action in the face of deflation . An excerpt from his 1999 paper entitled Japanese Monetary Policy: A case of self-induced paralysis …

Tide Turning in Japan Deflation Fight, BOJ's Top Economist Says …

dkong — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:17:05 +0000

The Bank of Japan could reach its 1 percent inflation goal in two years as brighter growth prospects spur prices, the central bank's top economist indicated. “Growth in prices will be closer to the 1 percent inflation goal at or …

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Smith on Deflation in Japan: It's Not Always a Bad Thing « Real …

Perfidious Rex — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:03:54 +0000

Nicholas Smith, economist at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets Ltd. in Tokyo, has shared his thoughts on Japan's deflation in his recent report titled “Does Deflation Even Matter?” which is the total opposite of the arguments of Nobel …

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