The market begins the month of August trying to prove that the Great Recession is over and the earnings recovery has begun. On Friday, US GDP data came out and seemed to confirm that just maybe the worst is behind us. According to the cryptic figures, US GDP is shrinking at annualised pace of just 1% – considerably less than the 6.4% from late last year.
August 3rd, 2009 | Dan Denning | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "hyperinflation"
Inflation or Deflation?
The feds are more incompetent than even we suspected. They are trying to cause mild inflation – say, 4%…maybe 6%…even 8%. But they aren’t doing a very good job of it. Their efforts are too hesitant…
July 15th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 13 comments | Continued
World Economy Faces Hyperinflation or Deflation?
What is more likely is that over the coming months, we will get another deflationary scare. Any sell-off in the markets later this year will be met by an even larger stimulus from the policymakers and this will ultimately result in high inflation.
July 9th, 2009 | Puru Saxena | 4 comments | Continued
Hyper-Deflation on the Streets of Paris
Scarcely a block from our office in Paris is a monetary phenomenon that has escaped the financial press. In one of the highest-cost economies in the world, you can buy a woman’s shirt for 2 euros. A dress? Four euros. A man’s jacket can be had for the price of a cup of coffee.
June 29th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 19 comments | Continued
Why Inflation Or Hyperinflation Lies in Wait for the U.S.
Today, the biggest borrower in all the land is, you guessed it, the United States of America. And, points out Bill Bonner in the essay below, the Obama Administration is adding to the accumulated U.S. debt at a suicidal pace – four times faster than the record set just last year. Is hyperinflation in our future? Read on…
June 22nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 6 comments | Continued
Crash, Depression, Hyperinflation – the Triple Crown of Financial Catastrophes
It is remarkable enough that we have been able to witness a genuine market crash. The crash of ‘87 barely counts. It sent prices down as much as a third all around the world. But it was a very short-lived affair. Bread put in the oven at the beginning of it was still doughy when it was over. Then, it kept rising for the next 20 years.
June 11th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Two Ways to Deleverage an Economy
Betting against deleveraging is probably not a smart thing to do. Not until it’s over…which is not until the leverage built up in the bubble era has been removed. And with total debt levels at 370% of GDP…and the government adding even more debt…we’re a long way from there.
June 10th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Climate Change and Hyperinflation Reader Mail
“Amusing that someone who professes to be adroit on money matters can be naive on climate change. No doubt the coal miners will be sending in crates of champagne.
Chris
NZ
–What’s so funny? Is this an argument? Please send the champagne chilled.
May 1st, 2009 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
Stock Market Treats Sage of Omaha Roughly
What evil omen has the market noticed? What devil-on-the-loose does it fear? What plague, what war, what depression, what bankruptcy, what hyperinflation… did we say ‘hyperinflation’? Wait a minute. We’re getting ahead of ourselves. Whatever the world’s stock markets see – it must be a damnable mess… as if the world didn’t have a future.
November 25th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Hyperinflation and the Dollar’s Monetary Destiny
Have the markets already gone through their inflationary melt up phase? Are they now giving way to debt deflation, in which cash is hoarded and the price of all assets (tangible and otherwise) falls? Well…no. It’s true that gold prices tripled in the last eight years. The oil price went from a ho-hum mid twenties to nearly $150. And across the commodities complex, from energy to grains to base metals to precious, nearly everything went up. But that was not hyperinflation.
August 19th, 2008 | Dan Denning | 1 comment | Continued