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Deflation Coming For Stocks (And Dividend Stocks) Too? – Seeking …

The fact is that monetary easing and deflation can go hand-in-hand for a long period of time. The economic situation of Japan over the last couple of decades clearly shows this. Japan was the inventor of the modern version of … [...]

Deflation: Are Markets Signaling The Dreaded Scenario? – Seeking …

Are the markets signaling deflation ahead? Japan is trying its high-risk experiment to inflate. While the efforts seem to be working initially with the yen collapsing and Japanese equity markets soaring, there is growing concern … [...]

Japan ETFs: BOJ's Aggressive Plan to End Deflation | ETF Trends

It has been hardly four months since Japan elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister, yet market participants have clearly placed their bets behind Mr. Abe's plans to resuscitate Japan's economy from the grip of deflation and slow … [...]

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: … [...]

What is Modern Monetary Theory, or “MMT”? « naked capitalism

The great virtue of modern, fiat money is that it can be managed flexibly enough to prevent *both* deflation and also any truly damaging level of inflation – that is, a situation where prices are rising faster than wages, or where both are ….. Some of MMT's other notable academic progenitors include Hyman Minsky , Abba Lerner and, more recently, the English economist Wynne Godley, whose emphasis on achieving consistency in the analysis of economic stocks and … [...]

Merijn Knibbe — Graph of the day – a deflation shock in Japan

Merijn Knibbe — Graph of the day – a deflation shock in Japan. Real-World Economics Review Blog Graph of the day – a …. Steve Keen — Kickstart Minsky Now! Anatole Kaletsky — A breakthrough speech on [...]

Bank Of Japan Meeting: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Global …

In December 1999 Ben Bernanke delivered a paper titled Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis? whereby he criticized the Bank of Japan for not doing enough to stem the deflation that had plagued … [...]

Japan's lessons for America's budget warriors… « Mostly Economics

It should not follow policies of Japan's stop and go approach towards stimulus. Since the collapse of Japan's housing bubble in 1990, the country has suffered more than two decades of deflation , stagnant growth, and … [...]

Worthwhile Japanese Initiative – NYTimes.com

What Japan needs, then, is to boot itself out of its deflationary trap; and a situation where there isn't too much economic slack is actually a very good time to do that. And here's an important point that has gone remarkably … [...]