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Inflation or Deflation?

The economy faces both the deflationary forces of the worst recession since the 1930s and the vigorous inflationary response of the Federal Reserve, which has in effect cut interest rates to zero and rapidly...

opinion by PIM of SPAIN | 21 wks ago
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PIM of SPAIN

Deflation

Deflation occurs when asset and consumer prices continue to fall. This may seem like a great thing to consumers, except that the cause for deflation is a long-term drop in demand. Unfortunately, a drop in demand...

opinion by PIM of SPAIN | 25 wks ago
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BT slashes 10,000 jobs

Telecoms giant British Telecom (BT) is to cut its global workforce by 6% - that's 10,000 workers.Many of these jobs will be UK jobs although workers around the world will also be made unemployed.The downturn in...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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How This Crisis Could Make You A Fortune

By all reasonable measures, we are already in a recession, says Shah Gilani. Deflation has become today’s number one threat. But massive government rescues mean another bout of inflation looms on the horizon. Shah says investors should look to short vulnerable stocks in...

opinion by MurrayRothbard | 1 year ago
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The Danger Lurking Behind Obama’s Tax Policy

Following an historic election, we take a moment to examine just what an Obama presidency will mean to the United States - what we have to look forward to, and how he will deal with our current economic situation. And according Jim Davidson, some of the numbers just don’t...

opinion by MurrayRothbard | 1 year ago
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Is there a Plan B?

" In 1802 Thomas Jefferson said “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and...