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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar Hits 14-year Low Vs Yen]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Susan FentonHONG KONG (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data.Gold punched above $1,192.60 an ounce on expectations more central banks will buy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:15:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Economic Smack-Down: Inflation vs. Deflation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's "Reality Check," MoneyWatch Editor-in-Chief Eric Schurenberg and I discussed the economic smack-down of the moment: inflation vs. deflation.        Although most economists understand that a recession, especially one highlighted by significant deleveraging, is deflationary, the worry is that the massive government spending...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inflation vs. Deflation: Should You Worry?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/inflation-vs-deflation-should-you-worry/368003/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some predict the economy is gearing up for inflation. Others say deflation is more likely. Who is right? And how can you prepare?]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BOJ, Government Clash Over Economy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leika KiharaTOKYO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessment on Friday, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation and a possible return to recession.The Japanese government published a report that pronounced the economy officially in deflation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plosser Just as Concerned on Deflation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is just as concerned about deflation as it is with inflation, a top Fed official said on Thursday."The Fed is just as concerned about deflation... It isn't going to let deflation happen as much as it isn't going to let inflation happen,"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No COLA For You: Seniors Discover the Downside of Deflation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Security recipients and federal pensioners today discovered the downside of ultra-low inflation: Their COLA completely lost its fizz.    For the first time since those groups began getting annual cost-of-living adjustments COLA in 1975, the Social Security Administration and the U. S. Labor Department confirmed this morning...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:32:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On tap this week: Earnings reports from four big financial institutions, including two that taxpayers own big stakes in. MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger tells us which numbers to watch.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:06:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tit For Tat On Inflation-Deflation Front]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1173449]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Powerful forces in favor of inflation and deflation seem to be canceling each other out. The Federal Reserve has flooded the marketplace with cash and credits, lowered interest rates and generally tried anything it can to prevent the onset of deflation, even if that means stoking a more-tolerable phenomenon: inflation. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Headwinds Might Hinder but Won't Thwart BJ's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BJâ€™s is looking at some headwinds that might slow its run of success in the recession, including the impact of food deflation, but edibles should buoy the operation as the company adds clubs to sustain its momentum.    In the second quarter, food deflation, along with fuel price...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:43:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PetSmart F2Q09 (Qtr End 8/2/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Christopher Horvers. Sir, go ahead.  Christopher Horvers - JP Morgan Thanks. Good afternoon. Maybe you could talk about -- really two questions. First is rank the difference in how you are looking at the back half this year,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:57:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club F2Q09 (Qtr End 8/2/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question today comes from Bob Drbul with Barclays Capital.   Bob Drbul - Barclays Capital Good morning. I guess the first question that I have is when you talk about the food deflation that is going on, can you just help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:49:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market, Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 07/05/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Simeon Gutman &#8211; Canaccord Adams. Simeon Gutman &#8211; Canaccord Adams It might be tough to separate this impact and I know you kind of alluded to it in the script, but if you estimate what sort of the deflation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:56:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tractor Supply Company Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Peter Benedict &#8211; Robert W. Baird.  Peter Benedict &#8211; Robert W. Baird Can you talk a little bit more about the ad spend savings? Maybe put some numbers around how much was actually...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:40:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deflation: Should We Worry?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An extended drop in the price of goods and services is called "deflation." It often happens during a recession, and it can hurt the economy further. MoneyWatch.com's Jill Schlesinger explains.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:54:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Fed's Monetary Policy Has Veered Off Course]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the risk of deflation has receded in recent months, Fed policy is still too contractionary for the needs of the economy, as the money supply has not kept up with increases in money demand.    Two percent inflation is the goal    Both Lee Ohanian...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Fed Fears Deflation More Than Inflation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/blog-war/fear-inflation-because-of-the-feds-efforts-to-fight-deflation/429/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In his interesting post, Scott Sumner argues that deflation is more likely than inflation, and that if it occurred, it would damage the economy by effectively raising labor costs to firms, forcing them to lay off more people and worsening our unemployment problems. In contrast, I view deflation as less...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:00:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deflation is Our Biggest Worry -- Not Inflation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/blog-war/deflation-is-our-biggest-worry-not-inflation/426/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many economists are worried about high inflation over the next few years. This is based on a misdiagnosis of the current economic crisis. Although the recession officially began in December 2007, until last August the damage was mostly confined to housing and finance. In August 2008, the recession spread to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Marks End of Deflation Fears]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/macro-view/fed-marks-end-of-deflation-fears/724/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve is signaling that deflation, one of the great economic fears of the last year, is no longer a threat. That seems to indicate the Fed now feels confident that we won't have another depression along the lines of the downturn in the 1930s.    You'd...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:01:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Funny Thing Happened to the Rally in Treasury Bonds]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/against-grain/a-funny-thing-happened-to-the-rally-in-treasury-bonds/242/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hugh Johnson, a well respected Wall Street veteran, once recited what he called the Analyst's Credo: "If you get it right, try not to laugh."    An April 6 column has proven a source of amusement. It questioned whether it was possible to be too safe and suggested,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:55:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[You Should Be Worried About Inflation, Not Deflation, Says Paul Kasriel]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171909]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Northern Trust economist Paul Kasriel, who is usually right, concludes that you should now worry a lot more about inflation than deflation. Paul thus sides with John Hussman, Niall Ferguson, and others - and against Paul Krugman, who thinks all this talk of inflation is just Republican fear-mongering. Kasriel's forecast,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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