Comments on: Base effect: or, why the Right will be screaming “inflation!!” even as we go into deflation http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/ A voice of reason against illiberal nonsense Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Guido Fawkes’ is confused and wrong on inflation | Liberal Conspiracy http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-4586 Guido Fawkes’ is confused and wrong on inflation | Liberal Conspiracy Thu, 27 May 2010 02:28:45 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-4586 [...] Proving my prediction in a post a few weeks back: How the Right will be screaming ‘Inflation’ as we go into deflation. [...] [...] Proving my prediction in a post a few weeks back: How the Right will be screaming ‘Inflation’ as we go into deflation. [...]

]]> By: I’ve been waiting for this: inflation « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-1660 I’ve been waiting for this: inflation « Freethinking Economist Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:36:45 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-1660 [...] How the Right will be screaming ‘Inflation’ as we go into deflation. [...] [...] How the Right will be screaming ‘Inflation’ as we go into deflation. [...]

]]> By: Nonsense non-sequitur of the day « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-1497 Nonsense non-sequitur of the day « Freethinking Economist Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:37 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-1497 [...] commenters below the Redwood column) I have already explained how recent inflation is about base effects.  Calm down, dears. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Inspiring [...] [...] commenters below the Redwood column) I have already explained how recent inflation is about base effects.  Calm down, dears. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Inspiring [...]

]]> By: Brown demonstrates how to drive away the wavering voter « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-1022 Brown demonstrates how to drive away the wavering voter « Freethinking Economist Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:22:50 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-1022 [...] the same: there is a great risk in starting too early on tightening, owing to false signals from a temporary blip in inflation, and revisiting something similar to 1937 (see Krugman on this). Possibly related posts: [...] [...] the same: there is a great risk in starting too early on tightening, owing to false signals from a temporary blip in inflation, and revisiting something similar to 1937 (see Krugman on this). Possibly related posts: [...]

]]> By: freethinkingeconomist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-899 freethinkingeconomist Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:28:35 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-899 Yeah, surely the decline of manufacturing was about having a really strong pound after 1996. And a long term secular movement that only Germany has bucked - and which Germany this year demonstrated is not some sort of safe haven from instability, but reaps its consequences from the whole world over. It is classic taxi driver, Speccie stuff. Wish I had got onto that post earlier, but I don't subscribe to them . . . Yeah, surely the decline of manufacturing was about having a really strong pound after 1996. And a long term secular movement that only Germany has bucked – and which Germany this year demonstrated is not some sort of safe haven from instability, but reaps its consequences from the whole world over.

It is classic taxi driver, Speccie stuff. Wish I had got onto that post earlier, but I don’t subscribe to them . . .

]]> By: Andrew http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2009/12/17/base-effect-or-why-the-right-will-be-screaming-inflation-even-as-we-go-into-deflation/#comment-897 Andrew Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:49:43 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1077#comment-897 Top post, Giles. Nice to see your lone comment on the Speccie blog trying to stand firm against the evidence-less masses. I was particularly amused by the "Oh, isn't the decline of manufacturing bad?!?!?" line a short distance from the "Argh, the pound's fallen!" argument with no recognition that the two might be linked, and that a falling pound is good if he's really interested in manufacturing. Top post, Giles.
Nice to see your lone comment on the Speccie blog trying to stand firm against the evidence-less masses. I was particularly amused by the “Oh, isn’t the decline of manufacturing bad?!?!?” line a short distance from the “Argh, the pound’s fallen!” argument with no recognition that the two might be linked, and that a falling pound is good if he’s really interested in manufacturing.

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