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"While no member saw an appreciable risk of deflation, some judged that the risk of further near-term disinflation had increased somewhat," according to minutes of the Fed's Aug. 10 policy meeting.

How a touch of inflation could boost the economy

"While no member saw an appreciable risk of deflation, some judged that the risk of further near-term disinflation had increased somewhat," according to minutes of the Fed's Aug. 10 policy meeting.

How a touch of inflation could boost the economy

If the TARP and the TALF don't work or the stress tests show that the balance sheets of the banks are worse than the market thinks, then there could be a further contraction and short term disinflation or deflation.

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What we've had is "disinflation" -- a drop of inflation.

The Specter Of Deflation

Economists at Banco Santander said the economic slowdown and the government's policies won't be enough to produce significant disinflation, which is a slowing of inflation's pace.

Brazil Raises Inflation Forecast

In the past, credit crises have been associated not with inflation but deflation, in which prices don't just rise less rapidly -- that's called disinflation -- but actually fall.

Few Good Scenarios in View as Crisis Spreads

With disinflation, which is a slowing of the rate that prices increase, and deflation -- a more dangerous situation in which there's a general decrease in prices over a longer period of time.

Winnipeg Sun

With disinflation, which is a slowing of the rate that prices increase, and deflation - a more dangerous situation in which there's a general decrease in prices over a longer period of time.

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The deceleration, also called disinflation, is different from the persistent decline in costs that economists call deflation.

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The slide for oil and other commodity prices suggests a "disinflation" process is under way, as the falloff in demand from consumers and commercial interests world-wide overshadows questions of supply, driving prices down.

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