tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8912426926234758117..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Jobless Claims Near 5-Year LowRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76163826615742981522013-02-16T08:56:30.084-05:002013-02-16T08:56:30.084-05:00It depends on how you are measuring price inflatio...It depends on how you are measuring price inflation. A reflated boom and thus money chasing after assets and equity that should be falling in value, not rising, is itself a form of inflation. Both due to fundamentals in their respective markets, but also due to speculation from investors chasing return in light of abysmal returns on bonds and savings, commodities have also fired up, which will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91089603462682692962013-02-15T09:35:56.314-05:002013-02-15T09:35:56.314-05:00RW- I found this article by Frank Shostack to be e...RW- I found this article by Frank Shostack to be enlightening and in contrast to your view when it comes to where the economy is headed from here. An excerpt:<br /><br />"It is not clear whether we have already reached this stage in the US. But despite massive pumping by the Fed, economic activity remains subdued and this raises the likelihood that the US economy is not far from sinking intoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880627280937503395noreply@blogger.com