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The difference between deflation and disinflation is quite important but not one you hear as much about. Yet it is important to not the difference because the two are not quite the same thing at all.
Keep in mind that INFLATION, strictly speaking, is an increase in the money supply (which eventually leads to an increase [...]
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The entire world officially owes itself more money than it can produce in the form of equity assets. Of course, the calculation might be meaningless, since the numbers are an aggregate of the nations involved, and it doesn’t make sense to imagine the world not being able to pay itself back.
But it’s still a thought-provoking [...]
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The rally has been over for a good two months, and the markets have been stuck in a trading range since the New Year. Recent concerns over the potential of sovereign debt crises, however, show that we’re not out of the woods yet.
Just consider some of the following areas for potential setbacks in the markets: [...]
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It wasn’t surprising at $1000/oz, but even at $1100/oz this week, the naysayers are still in full force. What’s to deny about the trend in gold prices? You don’t have to be a gold bug to see what’s happening.
Here are the six main factors causing the price of gold to continue to rise. In some [...]
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Economists define the money supply as the total amount of money available within a given economy. Here, money is defined as the amount of currency in actual circulation as well as on deposit at financial institutions (where the money is often held in a more or less virtual form, since usually the bank never physically [...]
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M3 refers to the total supply of US dollars in existence (virtual and physical) around the world. Back in 2006, the US Fed decided it was time to keep quiet on how much they were increasing M3. You can see where the red line turns blue. That’s because the blue data can’t be verified, but [...]
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