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Re:Ask HN: How to prosper under negative interest rates? by 6keZbCECT2uB on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @11:57AM (#22738816)
When was the last time that the United States had a deflationary period during good market conditions?

This might be a pretty new condition for some people.

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Re:Ask HN: How to prosper under negative interest rates? by rayuela on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @12:04PM (#22738896)
What do you mean by "good market conditions?" Also, we're definitely not in deflationary conditions - this implies a decrease in prices of goods. The shock to supply chains is actually going to make things more expensive. What we're really looking at is the possibility of stagflation - inflation + fall in demand.
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Re:Ask HN: How to prosper under negative interest rates? by Der_Einzige on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @01:15PM (#22739812)
Check currency trading platforms - we are deflationary as of this moment.
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Re:Ask HN: How to prosper under negative interest rates? by rayuela on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @02:15PM (#22740583)
??? That's not how you measure deflation....

edit: for those wondering you wanna look at a Consumer Price Index (CPI) to dertemine inflation/deflation

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