Deflation: How Does It Affect Asset Values?
For answers, let's turn to EWI President Robert Prechter, who has probably written on deflation more than anyone
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
8/16/2010 9:00:00 AM
With the Federal Reserve openly talking about the threat of deflation, an important question becomes: What happens to asset values in a deflation? For answers, let's turn to EWI President Robert Prechter, who has probably written on deflation more than anyone. The following is an excerpt from the free 60-page Club EWI resource, "The Guide to Understanding Deflation: Robert Prechter’s most important warnings about deflation."
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, deflation
Category: Deflation
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
8/3/2010 7:00:00 PM
"Fed's Bullard Raises Specter of Japanese-Style Deflation," read a July 29 Washington Post headline. There are still steps you can take if deflation is indeed in our future. The first step is to understand what it is. So we've put together a special, free, 60-page Club EWI resource, "The Guide to Understanding Deflation: Robert Prechter’s most important warnings about deflation." Enjoy this quick excerpt.
Filed Under: deflation, Robert Prechter
Category: Deflation
By Nico Isaac
7/28/2010 5:00:00 PM
Up until recently, the mainstream experts put the likelihood of deflation transpiring in the United States at whatever the current odds are of Mel Gibson finding a date; i.e. nill to none. Their catchphrase for the rare and unexpected nature of a deflationary event was "Black Swan." And as the following news items from 2008-2010 show, very few imagined this "bird" migrating onto the economic shore...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, deflation, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: Deflation
Where Is "Hyperinflation"?
"If the inflationists’ arguments were correct, we should be in a hyperinflationary mode right now," says EWI's president Robert Prechter.
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
7/8/2010 1:30:00 PM
You may have already heard and read several of Robert Prechter's recent media interviews -- but this one really goes in-depth. On June 19, Prechter spent an hour answering questions from Jim Puplava of Financial Sense Newshour. The full 20-page transcript of the interview is available now, free, to all Club EWI members. Look below this excerpt for details on free instant access.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), monetization, M3 money supply, consumer price index, gold futures, platinum futures, silver futures, inflation
Category: Deflation
By Bill Fox, Senior Bonds Analyst
6/10/2010 1:15:00 PM
U.S. banks are hoarding cash rather than loaning money; excess reserves at the Federal Reserve remain stubbornly high. Now European banks are hoarding cash, too: The European Central Bank is reporting that its overnight deposits are surging well above the historical average. To solve the liquidity crisis, Europe looks to the Fed and U.S. banks, but the new financial regulations are at odds with such lending. That means that European companies are forced to pay punitive rates in the open market -- and borrow less as a result. In other words, this is an engineered liquidity crisis: Tighter regulations are stimulating deflation, the opposite of what regulators intended.
Filed Under: liquidity, Robert Prechter, european central bank, deflation, inflation
Category: Deflation
Deflation: How To Survive It
Important warnings about deflation from Robert Prechter.
By Editorial Staff
6/8/2010 2:15:00 PM
The M3 money supply in the U.S. is contracting fast, and deflation is suddenly in the news again. It's a good moment to catch up on a few definitions, as well as strategies on how to beat this rare economic condition. And who better to ask than EWI's president Robert Prechter? Here's a free excerpt from a collection of his most important essays on deflation.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, M3 money supply, M3 money supply, deflation, inflation, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: Deflation
By Bob Stokes
6/8/2010 1:30:00 PM
As authorities respond to the debt emergency with spending cuts, their sluggish economies will probably become even more sluggish. Less spending can lead to lower prices. The price declines lead to buying lags, as consumers hope for even lower prices -- which perpetuates the deflationary cycle...
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Category: Deflation