Huffington Post
Michael Pento: Deflation Isn't the Enemy
We now have entire nations which have become insolvent. It would be very difficult to argue that having a banking crisis is better than enduring a sovereign debt crisis, especially since much of the assets banks hold is sovereign debt.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
A fragile Europe must change fast
If countries face years of debt deflation and depression, the euro risks becoming a detested symbol of impoverishment
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China Daily
Who can provide good solution for European issue?
Regarding how to get out of the crisis, the group insisting on the deflation and the group emphasizing the growth are fiercely arguing with each other in Europe.
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Nikkei
Shirakawa: To Make Efforts To Combat Deflation As Soon As Possible |
FTD
Top-Ökonomen: Kemal Derviş - Wie die Euro-Zone ins Gleichgewicht kommt
Übermäßige Sparsamkeit und Deflation könnten nötige Reformen in Europas Schuldenstaaten unmöglich machen. Eine Lösung findet sich bei der Betrachtung der Unterschiede der Lohnstückkosten in nord- und südeuropäischen Ländern.
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Irish Times
Hollande must turn hostility into hope
ECONOMIC COMMENT:The elections in France and Greece tell us that austerity fatigue has set in. This is not surprising. For many countries no plausible exit exists from depression, deflation and despair.
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WSJ
BOJ Faces Pressure to Do More
Despite aggressive steps to battle deflation, the Bank of Japan has made little impact in the markets, which are now expecting regular action until the bank achieves its 1% inflation goal.
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Les Echos
70.000 milliards
C'est le montant en yens (665 milliards en euros) que la Banque du Japon a décidé de consacrer à ses achats d'actifs, contre 65.000 milliards de yens auparavant, afin d'impulser la reprise et de lutter contre une déflation. Concrètement, la Banque va élever de 10.000 milliards de yens (95 milliards...
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WSJ
Bank of Japan to Boost Bond Purchases
The Bank of Japan stepped up its fight to curb deflation and weaken the strong yen, announcing plans to boost its purchases of Japanese government bonds.
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La Voix du Nord
La Banque du Japon assouplit encore pour lutter contre la déflation
Le comité de politique monétaire de la Banque centrale du Japon (BoJ) a décidé vendredi d'élargir encore ses achats d'actifs afin d'impulser la reprise et de lutter contre une déflation qu'il espère prochainement vaincue.histoires liéesFrance: Hollande juge "indispensable" de limiter l´immigration économiqueLes ventes de cigarettes en baisse en France, l´impact du prix en questionFrance: fort r...
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FT
BoJ adds Y5tn to asset purchase plan
The Bank of Japan announces further measures to battle slowing growth and deflation while adjusting the terms to allow it to buy more government debt
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Les Echos
La banque centrale du Japon sous pression pour assouplir encore sa politique
Le comité de politique monétaire de la banque centrale du Japon (BoJ) qui se réunira vendredi pourrait élargir encore ses mesures d'asssouplissement sous la pression du gouvernement et des milieux d'affaires, afin de soutenir l'économie et contrer la déflation. Privé de deux de ses neuf membres,...
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FTD
IWF-Chefökonom im FTD-Interview: "Eurobonds gegen den Teufelskreis"
IWF-Chefökonom Olivier Blanchard plädiert in der FTD für gemeinsame Anleihen der Euro-Staaten. Für die Skepsis Deutschlands sieht er keinen Grund mehr. Selbst eine höhere Inflation hält der IWF-Experte für vertretbar. Die Alternative wäre "eine sehr hohe Deflation".
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MarketWatch
Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: France may challenge austerity with shift to left
If François Hollande does prevail in the French presidential vote, it will add to feeling that the current policy of imposing deflation and recession on Europe cannot continue, writes Darrell Delamaide.
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APA-OTS
Studie: Dividendentitel schützen vor Inflation und Deflation
Wien (OTS) - In der Vergangenheit haben die Staaten verschiedene
Strategien verfolgt, um sich ihrer Schulden zu entledigen - etwa
durch höhere Inflation oder Steuererhöhungen und Einsparungen. Eine
aktuelle Studie von Allianz Global Investors zeigt, dass
Dividendenaktien in einem Marktumfeld …
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Handelsblatt
Zschaber zündelt: Inflation ist (vorerst) kein Thema
Der ehemalige EZB-Chefvolkswirt Jürgen Stark warnt im Handelsblatt-Interview vor Inflation. Doch die Gefahr einer Liquiditätsfalle ist viel größer. Warum uns eher eine Deflation droht.
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New York Times
Pension Obligations Threaten to Sink Small Companies in Japan
A program from the 1960s allowed companies to borrow government money to leverage their pension investments, but decades of deflation have left weaker firms unable to repay the debt.
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Huffington Post
Broncos Brass Watch Peyton Manning Workout At Duke: 'He Threw The Ball Great,' Says Elway
A morning was filled with excitement, hope and flight.The afternoon brought deflation, diminished expectations and a same old, same old, return flight home.The Broncos did not bring Peyton Manning back Friday night from their hardly secret expedition to Duke University. So what did the Broncos accomplish, exactly?Read More...More on Colorado
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Los Angeles Times
Kathy Griffin's Bravo talk show to premiere in April
Kathy Griffin must be getting impatient: Snooki's pregnant (and engaged!) and Angelina Jolie's leg is still walking around. So at long last, Bravo has given the flame-haired comedian talk show an April 19 premiere date.
Griffin, already a staple on the network with numerous comedy specials and her former reality show "My Life on the D-List," will join Andy Cohen in the network's talk show circu...
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The Jerusalem Post
Global Agenda: The Japanese conundrum
How is it that the Japanese economy continues to function in the face of persistent deflation and huge and ever-growing government debt?
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Telegraph
Pound dives on fears Bank of England will print more money
The pound dived by more than a cent against both the dollar and the euro on Wednesday on fears that the Bank of England will ramp up its money-printing programme again to stave off deflation.
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Handelsblatt
Gary Shilling im Interview: „Aktien werden um ein Drittel fallen“
Die Börsenrally der letzten Tage lässt Untergangsökonom Gary Shilling kalt. Im Interview verrät er, warum sich Geldanleger auf Rezession, Deflation und dem tiefen Fall des Euro einstellen sollten.
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Reuters
Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this year as energy prices stabilize and worries about Europe's debt crisis suppress wage growth and economic activity.
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Times of India
Ageing, indebted Japan holds lessons
An asset price bubble pops, hitting bank balance sheets and tax revenues. As growth weakens and the economy flirts with deflation, the real burden of servicing debt increases.
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USA Today
Forget inflation: Is deflation the real threat?
Ask most investors what they worry about, and they'll tell you it's inflation -- but deflation might be the biggest threat.
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Barrons
Bill Gross Channels Woody Allen
Bipolar risks of debt deflation or central-bank fueled inflation loom, says Pimco chief .
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NZZ
EZB-Banker bringt Lockerung der Geldpolitik ins Spiel
Bini Smaghi hält bei Deflation mehr Liquidität für nötig
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Irish Times
ECB 'should consider quantitive easing'
The European Central Bank should launch a US-style asset purchase programme if economic conditions change, executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said, opening the door to a possible policy shift at the bank to combat deflation.
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Barrons
Words of Wisdom
A great technician's take on what's in store for the market. Deflation rears its ugly head.
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Daily Mail
RICS: House prices to keep falling as gloom weighs on homebuyers
Economic uncertainty, a lack of mortgages and fears of property deflation are holding back the market, according to the latest RICS report.
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science blogs
Kommentar von Statistiker bei "Wünschelruten an der Hochschule" (Kritisch gedacht) am 09.12.2011
Diese "Universität Weihenstephan" ist mir schon 1990 arg aufgestoßen, als ich mal Geodäsie anstudierte (nur 2 Semester, dann hatte ich die Schnauze voll).
Da sagte ein Dozent dieser Institution, die sich in der Werbung ja gut vermarktet, auf einer Exkursion: "das müssen Sie sich mal vorstellen: Auf einen Quadratkilometer Ackerboden haben wir hier JÄHRLICH eine Dedunation von 10 Tonnen, also 10...
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Reuters
ECB cuts rates to record low on recession fears
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a point on Thursday to counter the twin threats of recession and deflation in the euro zone, and is expected to unveil fresh measures to help banks hurt by the bloc's debt crisis.
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Les Echos
Pour répondre à la crise, Sarkozy prône "l'effort et la maîtrise des dépenses"
Le président Nicolas Sarkozy a prôné jeudi "l'effort et la maîtrise des dépenses" pour répondre à la crise en rejetant "le choix exclusif de l'austérité, de la rigueur et de la déflation" qui "tirerait la France vers le bas". "Il y a trois façons de répondre à la crise", a expliqué le chef de...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Metcash struggles to lift profits
GROCERY wholesaler Metcash has reported a bare 1.4 per cent gain in underlying net profit amid ongoing price deflation and strong competition.
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CNN
Hold your horses of the Internet apocalypse
It is entirely possible that this is the start of a tech bubble deflation, but can't we wait for some sort of critical mass before pulling out the undertaker outfits?
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FOCUS
Machtlose Notenbank - In Japan kehrt die Deflation zurück
Während die beiden weltgrößten Volkswirtschaften USA und China mit einer hohen Inflation kämpfen, machen der Nummer drei, Japan, wieder fallende Preise zu schaffen. Schuld ist der starke Yen.
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WirtschaftsWoche
Milde Deflation: Fallende Preise machen Japan zu schaffen
Im Gegensatz zu den anderen großen Volkswirtschaften der Welt muss sich Japan nicht mit einer hohen Inflationsrate rumschlagen. Im Gegenteil: Die Preise fallen, das Land kämpft mit einer milden Deflation.
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BBC
Japan sees deflation in October
Japan's consumer prices fall for the first time in four months, indicating that weak domestic demand continues to weigh on growth.
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science blogs
Eurokrise: "Deutschland ist schuld" [Geograffitico]
Ich will keine Tradition aus dem freitäglichen Foreign-Affairs-Lesetipp machen, aber der Artikel Why Only Germany Can Fix the Euro über die Euro-Krise ist wieder mal lesenswert (womit ich nur meine: wert, dass man ihn liest - das ist nicht automatisch eine Zustimmung zu den Inhalten). Im Kern dreht er sich darum, dass Deutschland durch seine auf Währungsstabilität fixierte Politik die aktuelle ...
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CNN Money
Gold: The hedge against political stupidity
Gold is said to be a hedge against inflation, deflation and all other nasty sorts of economic bugaboos. It looks like it may be a hedge against political incompetence too.
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Foreign Policy
Your ten second summary of the New York Times op-ed page
Shorter Paul Krugman: "We're headed for deflation and depression, we need a really big stimulus, and if Barack Obama keeps trying to placate Republicans in the name of post-partisanship, we're all gonna be living in grass huts." Shorter David Brooks: "There's a new coalition of moderates asking sensible questions about waste in the stimulus package, and if Barack Obama keeps trying to placate ...
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MIX |
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| 3 | Brazil | 0.480 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0.300 |
| 5 | Canada | 0.240 |
| 6 | India | 0.180 |
| 7 | Singapore | 0.150 |
| 8 | Germany | 0.150 |
| 9 | Romania | 0.100 |
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| 11 | Ireland | 0.060 |
| 12 | Japan | 0.045 |
| 13 | Philipines | 0.030 |
| 14 | South Africa | 0.030 |
| 15 | China | 0.020 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 0.020 |
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| 2 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 0.600 |
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| 5 | The Wall Street Journal Americas | 0.480 |
| 6 | Forbes | 0.400 |
| 7 | businessweek | 0.350 |
| 8 | New York Times | 0.330 |
| 9 | NZZ | 0.300 |
| 10 | marketwatch.com | 0.200 |
| 11 | The Vancouver Sun | 0.200 |
| 12 | Christian Science Monitor | 0.200 |
| 13 | economictimes | 0.160 |
| 14 | Financial Times Deutschland | 0.150 |
| 15 | channelnews asia | 0.150 |
| 16 | South Florida Sun Sentinel | 0.120 |
| 17 | Cleveland Plain Dealer | 0.120 |
| 18 | Realitatea TV | 0.100 |
| 19 | Sacramento Bee | 0.100 |
| 20 | seekingalpha.com | 0.100 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 6.791 |
| 2 | German | 0.510 |
| 3 | Portuguese | 0.480 |
| 4 | Romanian | 0.100 |
| 5 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 6 | Japanese | 0.000 |
| 7 | Chinese | 0.000 |
| 8 | Korean | 0.000 |
| 9 | Arabic | 0.000 |
| 10 | French | 0.000 |
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| 12 | Dutch | 0.000 |
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| 14 | Spanish | 0.000 |
| 15 | Swedish | 0.000 |
| 16 | Tamil | 0.000 |
| 17 | Polish | 0.000 |
| 18 | Bengali | 0.000 |
| 19 | Greek | 0.000 |
| 20 | Danish | 0.000 |
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