#ECB’s Stealth Tightening
The fallacy of competitiveness via internal #deflation
https://acemaxxanalytics.substack.com/p/ecbs-stealth-tightening
If fiscal policy is constrained, then monetary policy becomes the only stabilisation tool. If the #ECB also stays restrictive, the system has no stabiliser left.

(my two cents) #Germany is importing #deflation, overwhelmingly via energy. So despite weak growth, #Germany is getting a real income windfall from cheaper #energy imports, chart @economics https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/euro-rally-is-latest-risk-to-ecb-s-inflation-outlook?srnd=phx-economics-v2

I recently shared a post calling out mystics, trying to fill spaces I deflate, but I am self-aware enough that I can be guilty, too.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/28/when-deflation-becomes-ritual/?utm_sourcemaston&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #language #refusal #metaphysics #ritual #performance #blog #podcast #deflation #puzzles #selfaware #maslow #critique #problemssolving #deconstuction #dis–integration #diagnostic

#JGB
#inflation forecasts generated by the bond market suggest that traders are now assuming that #Japan ’s endemic
#deflation is over. #projected 5y #inflation is almost identical to the US, and has been for some months, chart @johnauthers.bsky.social

I keep discovering that deflationary philosophy attracts mystics like moths to a freshly cleared void, so I wrote about it.
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/24/why-deflationary-philosophy-keeps-attracting-mystics/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
It's odd, because the entire point is to remove the furniture, not consecrate the space.
#philosophy #psychology #mysticism #moths #scepticism #language #deflation #maps #terrain #reality #perception #blog #podcast #Wittgenstein #silence

Q*Satoshi (@AiXsatoshi)

AI 발전으로 지식 획득 비용이 평준화되면 글로벌 생산성 혁명이 일어나 물가(제품)의 디플레이션이 올 수 있다는 견해입니다. 그 과정과 도달까지의 스토리가 중요하다는 논점으로, AI가 거시경제·생산성에 미치는 영향을 전망하는 내용입니다.

https://x.com/AiXsatoshi/status/2011935489767719376

#ai #productivity #economics #deflation #knowledge

Asian equities mostly advanced as Japanese and Chinese markets rallied on easing export and deflation concerns, while Taiwan stocks slipped; Nikkei 225 and Shanghai Composite hit multi-year highs.
#YonhapInfomax #Nikkei225 #ShanghaiComposite #ExportControls #Deflation #TSMC #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=99209

'General Mills has made price cuts across roughly two-thirds of its North America Retail (NAR) portfolio as “lower- and middle-income consumers [continue] to feel significant economic pressure,” CEO Jeff Harmening said in the company’s second-quarter earnings report released this morning.'
https://www.nosh.com/news/2025/general-mills-cuts-prices-across-two-thirds-of-north-america-retail-business-amid-sales-slump/

#deflation

Ölpreis weiter am Fallen:
#Deflation

China's producer price index (PPI) dropped 2.2% year-on-year in November, underperforming market expectations for a 2.0% decline and signaling persistent deflationary pressures in the world's second-largest economy.
#YonhapInfomax #China #PPI #November #Deflation #MarketExpectations #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=94822

Commission for Project! Some icons of their spider char, Weaver!

#pooltoy #inflatable #deflation #icon #profile #weaver #squeaver #spider

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said only AI and robotics can resolve the US debt crisis, predicting their expansion will drive deflation and fundamentally reshape the global monetary system.
#YonhapInfomax #ElonMusk #Tesla #AIDrivenProductivity #USNationalDebt #Deflation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=93462

China's 10-year bond yield has fallen below Japan's for the first time, fueling concerns over deflation and raising fears that China could face prolonged stagnation similar to Japan's "lost decades."
#YonhapInfomax #China #Deflation #GovernmentBondYield #Japan #ConsumerPriceIndex #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=93334

🌟 Ah, Benjamin Anderson, the Nostradamus of 2025, bravely skimming Wikipedia to enlighten us about #deflation. 🤑 Let's all clutch our pearls at the earth-shattering revelation: people prefer paying less for their groceries. Next month, deflation will be in your fridge, right next to the leftover kale. 🥶🥬
https://benanderson.work/blog/technical-deflation/ #Nostradamus2025 #groceryprices #economicinsights #viralhumor #wittycommentary #HackerNews #ngated

a pixel animation from years ago for
a person called Jazz Otter

#mastoart #robision #aseprite #otter #inflation #deflation

Inflationary vs. deflationary – which crypto model is better long term? 📊

Some coins keep adding new tokens, while deflationary systems focus on scarcity. We explain the differences here: https://auriccrypto.com/articles/guides/inflationary-vs-deflationary-crypto-which-solution-is-better/

#Crypto #Inflation #Deflation #Tokenomics

Smart. Many people don't use the CPU power of the new MacBooks. They can switch. #deflation

Deflation will maybe hit the Eurozone in the second half of the next year. We'll see.
#deflation #debtdeflation

'Landlords anxious to fill their empty apartments have sweetened incentives to levels unmatched in the past 15 years, with some newer buildings offering up to three months of free rent, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.'
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/22/apartment-incentives-rents-real-estate/

#deflation