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wig · 05-27-2010, 06:52 AM

...where's the inflation??

Is it just that the (hyper) inflation scenario is easier to understand?

http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News...ices-Fall.aspx

$5 submissions · 05-27-2010, 10:34 PM

Part of the answer lies in the fact that the components for the CPI has been changed a lot since the 30s...

fatfoo · 05-27-2010, 11:14 PM

For the daily purchases of an individual, I think it is possible to say that inflation is not a material thing to consider (if inflation is at 3%). The article is talking about inflation rates of about 2% per year.

wig · 05-28-2010, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Part of the answer lies in the fact that the components for the CPI has been changed a lot since the 30s...

Fair enough, but it just nitpicks a particular measuring stick. CPI is not the only measurement we can look at.

Why are almost all commodities, RE and other hard assets going down?

If there was inflation, it doesn?t seem to be supported by the markets.

TheDoc · 05-28-2010, 06:15 AM

Everything is already super inflated, has been for a long time.

bbobby86 · 05-28-2010, 06:15 AM

(hyper) inflation... no...

wig · 05-28-2010, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bbobby86

(hyper) inflation... no...

There seems to be a lot of people saying the following.... there is so much money being printed the dollar is going to be devalued significantly and there will be significant, if not hyper, inflation. Their advice is to buy gold, commodities and avoid the dollar.

No one is talking about deflation, which seems to me to be more consistent with the current data.

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