Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Inflation coming

Multi trillion dollar deficits will ultimately result in inflation. End of story.

"In the 1970s, with inflation rising, I often described the Federal Reserve as knowing only two speeds: too fast and too slow. At the time, the Fed’s idea was to combat recession by promoting expansion, printing money and making it easier for businesses and households to borrow — and worry only later about the inflation that resulted. That strategy produced a sorry decade of slow productivity growth, rising unemployment and, yes, rising inflation. If President Obama and the Fed continue down their current path, we could see a repeat of those dreadful inflationary years."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04meltzer.html?_r=2&ref=opinion

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