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Deflation Defined
A reduction in the general level of prices sustained over several months, usually accompanied by declining employment and output.
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South African Stocks Set for Biggest Weekly Drop Since October
Published December 5, 2008, 3:30 am, Bloomberg
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s benchmark stock index fell, poised for the steepest weekly drop in more than a month, as investors speculated the economic contraction and job losses in the U.S. will curb demand for commodities.
Banks defy Gordon Brown by failing to pass on lowest interest rates in 50 years
Published December 5, 2008, 1:52 am, Daily Telegraph
Just three of Britain's eight biggest banks promise to pass on full 1pc cut to their customers in a snub to the Prime Minister.
How low prices can hurt you
Published December 5, 2008, 1:10 am, MSN Money Canada
Sure, you can celebrate getting a Christmas bargain or paying less on gas. But experts fear those price cuts could be the start of a deflationary spiral. That's a very bad thing.
Grim Times For Japan Inc.
Published December 4, 2008, 11:35 pm, Forbes
With the West's buying binge over, Japanese exporters' profits are shriveling.
Appraisers say they were pushed to overvalue properties
Published December 4, 2008, 8:42 pm, The Virginian-Pilot
Real estate appraisers in Hampton Roads and across the nation say they have felt intense pressure from lenders, mortgage brokers and real estate agents to deliver inflated valuations - a serious ethical breach that may have played a role in puffing up the real estate bubble and promoting mortgage fraud.
Jeremy Warner: When interest rates reach zero, what does the Bank do then?
Published December 4, 2008, 6:44 pm, Independent
Outlook : Things must be bad, mustn't they, if interest rates have been cut all the way down to 2 per cent, the lowest since 1951 and indeed equal lowest in the Bank of England's entire 314-year-history, with markets predicting still more reductions to come? Well, plainly they are, but it is an interesting thought that though rates as low as these can hardly be described as "a return to ...
Hamish McRae: US house market still holds the key to the date of the recovery
Published December 4, 2008, 6:16 pm, Independent
The central banks pull the levers but is there anything attached at the other end?
ECB cuts rates, following BoE, Swedish Riksbank
Published December 4, 2008, 5:18 pm, The Star
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Europe's central banks slashed borrowing costs aggressively Thursday to try and ward off a long recession triggered by the financial crisis.
Mortgage plan shows increased gov't role
Published December 4, 2008, 4:39 pm, San Francisco Chronicle
If you're looking for a mortgage, Uncle Sam may be the only game in town. The government has already increased its share of the mortgage market to around 90 percent from around 55 percent last year as Wall Street licks its wounds from a sharp spike in...
Mortgage plan shows increased gov't role
Published December 4, 2008, 4:35 pm, Seattle Times
If you're looking for a mortgage, Uncle Sam may be the only game in town.
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- Investorazzi.c om " Blog Archive " Jeremy Grantham Predicts Long Deflationary Recession Ahead For U.S.
- Speech, Bernanke --Deflation-- November 21, 2002: Deflation: Making Sure "It" Doesn't Happen Here
- Deflation, Fiat Money, and Market Destruction | Elliott Wave International
- Retailers post worst month on record, setting somber holiday tone
- Prepare for Your Money to Be Worth Less - The Daily Beast
- Quantitative easing: printing money like mad to ward off deflation | Credit Writedowns
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- Clive Crook - Bernanke and the risk of deflation
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