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inflation: Inflation: Hidden Giant Waiting to Drive Mortgage Rates Higher? - 02/21/09 07:13 PM
On Friday, we saw the release of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) and it showed inflation to be tame overall, actually falling into Bernanke's concerns, deflation. Even when you look at the Core CPI, removing volatile food and energy from the equation, you still only see a small inflationary rate over the last year, just 1.7%. But is the inflation rate really that low, or is it that the CPI is not showing reality, at least not yet? First off, CPI can be manipulated somewhat, so let's just look at what we buy in the supermarkets everyday. Everywhere you look, if
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inflation: When Lethargic Rabbits Start Running - 01/06/09 09:40 PM
Lately, my posts have become more about the warnings of government actions and their longer term effects on mortgage rates. Ultimately, I have been talking about increased inflation, the mortgage rate bubble, and mortgage rates breaking into double digits, all of which could very well happen in the not-so-distant future as a result of Paulson and Bernanke's actions, along with continued "economic stimulus" packages. Many have questioned why I am talking about rampant inflation when the chief concern right now is deflation? I have eluded to the answers in my posts, however I have not been able to come up with
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