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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Monetary

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Deflation risk may spur new ECB rate cut
Alarm bells are ringing again over the health of the European economy, after a surprising fall in inflation last month.
Market Watch | There is no such thing as a little inflation
Some people, both in and outside of the Federal Reserve, now think that a little inflation is all this economy needs to break out of the doldrums. However, what they don’t realize is that you can’t have a little inflation any more than you can remain a little pregnant.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Barrons | Deflating the Inflation Myth
Desperate times can breed ideas born of desperation. The sluggish rate of economic growth is getting blamed on a new scapegoat, the tame rate of price inflation.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Fed’s Bullard: December Bond Taper Remains A Possibility
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the U.S. central bank may find the evidence it needs to ease back on its bond-buying stimulus efforts by next month’s monetary policy meeting.