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Federal Reserve Members Continue To Speak Although There Is A Risk Of Deflation

A warning of deflation was announced by the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, because the U.S. economy has gotten so bad. Preventing inflation has been the focus of Federal Reserve as it formulates policies to guide the U.S. economy out of the recession. The U.S. economy may soon have a deflation, similar to Japan’s, if the Fed’s policies continue the way they are, Bullard believes. Article source – Federal Reserve member speaks of risk of Japanese-style deflation by Personal Money Store.

Deflation happening rather than inflation

A drop in goods, services, homes, stocks, and wages is what a deflation is by definition. Preventing inflation has been what the Federal Reserve has tried doing, reports the New York Times. $2 trillion was given to the country in the form of loans and government purchases beginning in 2007 while also making the interest go down to zero. To buy all those assets, the Fed basically printed money — the $1 trillion in reserves. Inflation occurs when the money is taken out and given away when more money is just made.

How to create deflation

March was when the Fed finally quit purchasing government debt. It appears like there won’t be any inflation occurring considering the recovery is still far ahead within the future. Lending isn’t an option for most banks right now. Numerous companies just have a ton of money sitting around. Small businesses can’t get loans. The Fed’s reserves won’t be entering the money supply anytime soon. Unemployment is high. Home sales are at record lows and home prices are falling. The big picture has individuals like Bullard thinking ahead to the possibility of deflation.

Background of Japanese deflation

The deflation fist happened in the 1990s. Asset prices fell after the 1980s real estate bubble burst causing more lending to be restricted. Prices went down even further with imports becoming cheaper. Making benchmark interest rates go down was how the Bank of Japan tried to help. The bubble’s collapse lasted for more than a decade with stock prices bottoming in 2003. More stocks went down in 2008 causing a global meltdown. In November 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports that Japan had their deflation problem returning. Consumer prices fell in October 2009 by a near record 2.2 percent.

Calling benchmark interest rates a ‘double edged sword’

The Federal Reserve should start taking the necessary precautions and listen to Bullard’s warning to try and stop all of this from happening. Bullard thinks, as outlined by the Associated Press, the Federal Reserve saying they would keep rates this low for an “extended period” of time is really a “double-edged sword. If individuals think inflation is going down, then deflation is likely to happen. In addition to lifting the cap on the benchmark interest rate, Bullard said resuming the purchase of government debt should be considered to prevent deflation if there is a new shock to the weakened economy.

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New York Times

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Wall Street Journal

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Associated Press

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