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Re:U.S. stock valuations haven’t been this extreme since 192... by turk183 on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @09:34AM (#15131989)
And yet, inflation is said to be low. I'm not sure it is.
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Re:U.S. stock valuations haven’t been this extreme since 192... by mywittyname on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @12:01PM (#15133263)
There are multiple, valid definitions of inflation, thus it can be low and high at the same time.

The Treasury Rate and CPI could both be low while real estate or precious metal prices explode. Likewise, real estate prices could be in a freefall while the CPI hits double digits.

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Re:U.S. stock valuations haven’t been this extreme since 192... by harryh on Thursday August 31, 2017 @09:25AM (#15140094)
This is wrong. Inflation doesn't measure the price of goods, it measures the price of money.

"Inflation always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." -Milton Friedman

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