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Bank of Japan Goes "All-in" on Deflation Battle – CME Group

With the Bank of Japan's announcement last week it would ramp up its deflation -fighting efforts, including doubling its monetary base through debt purchases, the central bank signaled it is “all-in” on its battle to fight deflation … [...]

Japan deflation remains dire despite the new BOJ policy – CME Group

TradeTheNews.com Asian Market Update: Japan deflation remains dire despite the new BOJ policy; North Korea on heightened alert after US fly-by. By TradeTheNews.com – Thu 28 Mar 2013 23:10:44 CT Related Keywords: … [...]

New BOJ chief pledges all-out efforts to combat deflation

New Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged on Thursday to launch full-scale efforts to end deflation in the country, one day after he took the reins of the central [...]

Deflation and Liberty (3/18/13)

The Mises Circle discusses Guido Hülsmann’s “Deflation and Liberty” and can’t help but start talking about [...]

Japan consumer prices fall for third month as deflation lingers

Japan's consumer prices fell for the eighth time in nine months, highlighting the challenges facing the Bank of Japan (8301) in reaching a 2 percent inflation [...]

Graph of the day – a deflation shock in Japan « Real-World …

We should not read too much in one data-point. But we also should take it serious: there might well be some kind of deflation shock in Japan . Which adds some background to the aggressive reflation policies proposed by … [...]

Puppet Economics Episode 1: The Pokemon Parable (Inflation is Theft)

How could an ultra-rare and valuable Pokemon card be stolen from a mega secure bank vault without the use of a lock-pick, dynamite, safe cracker or even a [...]

Bill Gross: Economy is headed for credit supernova

Minsky's concept, developed nearly a half century ago shortly after the explosive decoupling of the dollar from gold in 1971, was primarily a cyclically contained model that acknowledged recession and then rejuvenation once the system's leverage had been reduced. …. (1) Position for eventual inflation: The end stage of a supernova credit explosion is likely to produce more inflation than growth, and more chances of inflation as opposed to deflation . In bonds, buy … [...]

Deflation watch: Retort curry | Yen for Living – The Japan Times blogs

Tips and features on making, saving and spending yen in Japan [...]

Jennie S. Bev: Will a Financial Bubble Pop in 2013?

In macroeconomics, debt and deflation affect asset markets and prices. Hyman Minsky , a professor of economics at Washington University at St. Louis, posited that income-debt relationships are directly affected by people's … [...]