Recent Posts Tagged With 'debt deflation'

• Three Sanity Checks at this Key Inflation-Deflation Inflection Point

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 13:04 in debt deflation, brett owens, inflation deflation, protecting yourself from inflation, will it be inflation or deflation?, inflation vs deflation debate

  I think we're at a key inflection point in the financial markets at this juncture. The direction that things head next could decide the winner, at least for the next few years, of the inflation vs. deflation battle.So I spent the morning revisiting ...

• Scary Chart of US Consumer Credit...Yikes!

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 17:11 in credit crisis, robert prechter, daily reckoning, debt deflation, will it be inflation or deflation?, contracting united states credit

  To say that consumer credit is contracting in the United States may be a bit of an understatement!Can you spot the trend in consumer credit?Contracting credit is the crux of Robert Prechter's deflationary thesis - something we've been discussing at l...

• US Credit Still Shrinking at "Great Depression Rate"

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 22:56 in ben bernanke, credit crisis, debt deflation, great depression comparison

  So is the money supply increasing, or not? Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the Telegraph writes that US credit is shrinking big time - at it's fastest rate since...drumroll...the 1930's.Professor Tim Congdon from International Monetary Research said US b...

• Get Ready for 19 Years of On/Off Deflation If History Rhymes

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 16:32 in bill bonner, daily reckoning, debt deflation, what is deflation, how to invest during deflation, will it be inflation or deflation?

  We keep hearing how US households are paying off their debts. The important question is - how much debt is left to be paid off?For some insights into how much painful deleveraging may be left - I'd like to share what Bill Bonner wrote in today's Dai...

• Debt Deflation Case Study: The Bail Bond Industry

  Posted on Tuesday August 4th, 2009 at 15:13 in debt deflation, inflation vs deflation debate, bail bond industry deflation

  Here's another "on the ground" economy exclusive for you - earlier this week, I was having a friendly chat about the economy with our neighbor who sells bail bonds. Talk about insight into what's going on in the world of Joe Sixpack - with an ironic...

• Weak Treasury Sales...Bond Vigilantes Rolling Into Town?

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 12:53 in robert prechter, debt deflation, hyperinflation in america, will it be inflation or deflation?, inflation vs deflation debate, monetization of federal deficit

  Anyone want to puchase debt at an artificially low interest rate from a party that's highly unlikely to be able to pay you back? Anyone?Surprisingly...you're not alone! The Treasury auctioned off another $39 billion last Wednesday (it's crazy that ...

• Hyperinflation? Not in Airline Tickets

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 12:17 in debt deflation, hyperinflation in america, protect yourself from hyperinflation, will it be inflation or deflation?, price deflation

  Even with oil north of $60, airline tickets are incredibly cheap right now. This latest example of price deflation just popped into my Inbox, courtesy of Jet Blue:Related reading: When will price deflation turn into hyperinflation? ...

• When Will Debt Deflation Turn Into Hyperinflation?

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 15:53 in rising inflation, tom dyson, debt deflation, how to invest during deflation, when will price inflation hit

  We know that, right now, we are most likely in a period of "debt deflation." Wages are falling. Prices also appear to be falling - though this is open for debate, as there are smart people who believe prices are steady or even rising. For example,...