Home price, consumer confidence and massive losses in mortgage markets – the core deflation with inflation in food and energy
Sanda Johnson
Oct. 30, 2007

The economy faces a real challenge. The Federal Reserve is faced with a big economic challenge. Lower home prices, consumer confidence and massive losses in mortgage markets have resulted in a massive stealth core deflation. At the same time the food and energy prices gave gone up exponentially because of emerging nations’ demands.

The have fought the deflation with making money easy. But they cannot control the food and energy appetite of nations like China and India.

The situation has become more difficult when they fought the deflation by making credit easy in the western world. The easy home equity loans are back firing now badly.

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Home price, consumer confidence and massive losses in mortgage markets – the core deflation with inflation in food and energy
Sanda Johnson
The situation has become more difficult when they fought the deflation by making credit easy in the western world. The easy home equity loans are back firing now badly.
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