Read more deflation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8932/deflation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are getting a big break on the price of food, as the recession drives down the cost of wheat, milk, and other staples, and supermarkets fight feverishly for sales. After a year of dramatic increases, commodities are way down—the price of corn, for instance, is down 56% since...http://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 7:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66945/consumer-prices-take-biggest-dip-in-59-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumer prices have fallen 2.1% over the past year, the biggest year-over-year decline in 59 years, the Labor Department announced today. Though the Consumer Price Index was unchanged from June to July, it was drastically lower than in July 2008, when oil peaked at $147 a barrel and gas...http://www.newser.com/story/66945/consumer-prices-take-biggest-dip-in-59-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 13:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63470/were-doomed-without-another-stimulus-krugman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYesterday's grim jobs report is the clearest sign yet that the US desperately needs another fiscal stimulus, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . This is 1930s redux: a Democratic president has pushed through an insufficient program, while strapped state governments cancel out federal spending with their own budget...http://www.newser.com/story/63470/were-doomed-without-another-stimulus-krugman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 7:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56727/spanish-price-collapse-could-signal-new-global-woes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpain has suffered a major blow from the global economic crisis, with sky-high unemployment that could soon reach 20%, and merchants across the country are taking a drastic step: slashing retail prices. While lower costs in shops and restaurants might sound appealing, it's actually very bad news—the first sign...http://www.newser.com/story/56727/spanish-price-collapse-could-signal-new-global-woes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 4:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56272/consumer-prices-dip-in-march.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving prices over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The recession is expected to keep a lid on inflation as widespread layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak demand keeps companies from raising prices. Consumer prices edged down...http://www.newser.com/story/56272/consumer-prices-dip-in-march.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 13:18:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53673/fed-nearly-exhausts-options.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Fed is almost sure to leave the federal funds rate alone today, mostly because, at about 0%, it literally can’t go any lower. So with deflation still looming, what’s Ben Bernanke to do? One Goldman Sachs analyst says the Fed needs to shave the equivalent of 8 more points...http://www.newser.com/story/53673/fed-nearly-exhausts-options.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 8:53:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48120/2008-inflation-slowest-in-50-years-on-oil-prices-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 2008, consumer prices crept up at the slowest rate since 1954, climbing just 0.1% for the year and missing the Fed’s preference of 1.5% to 2% by a wide margin, the Wall Street Journal reports. Just months after inflation hit 17-year highs, a 75% drop in oil...http://www.newser.com/story/48120/2008-inflation-slowest-in-50-years-on-oil-prices-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 8:43:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47182/fed-sees-recession-lingering-through-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve anticipates the recession will continue through 2009 despite its recent rate slash and other planned “nontraditional policies,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Minutes of the Fed's December 15-16 meeting, at which it cut rates to nearly zero, indicate a deep pessimism about the economy. Officials expect the...http://www.newser.com/story/47182/fed-sees-recession-lingering-through-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Jan 2009 16:09:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45572/helicopter-ben-should-shower-us-with-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith interest rates functionally zero, Ben Bernanke is soon going to have to resort to the central banker's ultimate weapon: printing cash and showering Americans with money. There's no question that the "helicopter drop" will prevent the dreaded spiral of deflation, writes Martin Wolf in the Financial Times . But the...http://www.newser.com/story/45572/helicopter-ben-should-shower-us-with-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 11:56:22 CST