To even think that QE would cause deflation shows that some economists are simply confused about the economy. They do not understand why inflation is falling. Why try to pin…

Paul Krugman has a post talking about how tighter monetary policy caused Sweden to go into deflation. Here is the chart showing their deflation. OK… we can see the deflation…

…become more worrisome in light of fears of deflation in the Eurozone. Greek consumer prices have been falling, and inflation in the Eurozone is below its 2% target level. European…

Paul Krugman wrote over the weekend… “Oh, and a word on Sweden, where the central bank is indeed on the edge of deflation but say never mind because output is…

…reduction in oil prices will not fix these issues, unless it leads to lower wages (ouch). The reduction in oil prices is instead likely to lead to a different problem–deflation–that…

…allow for deflation, i = 0.036 * e(-13*net profit rate) – 1% Here is the model assuming a 2% inflation target… Two things to note here… The central bank nominal…

…took the position that inflation had been conquered, and that, properly measured, the economy had actually been experiencing deflation since last June. With revisions, the “actual deflation” is no longer…

…gradual deflation in shelter and to a lesser extent in transportation services is helpful, the definitive end in the deflation of gas and used car prices, plus the spike in…

…do about health care. Both of them initially, or at least at some point, signed on to the “Medicare-for-all” label for a single payer government run health insurance system that…

…of whether hydroxychloroquine should be prescribed off label based on the in vitro results is not the same as the question of should we be confident that it will work…