Deflation when a currency appreciates in real value hurts borrowers.
This cut in the real value of benefits between 2013 and 2015 may undo some of that.
Financial repression would chart a middle course through these outcomes, in which the real value of holdings in government bonds was steadily eroded by inflation.
The rise of such a currency should be a major boost to global economic growth and prosperity, empowering the world economy to trade in currency not subject to inflation, devaluations, and variation in real market value.
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If you are resident in the UK, and you have substantial liabilities and outgoings in sterling, a bit of inflation will help you service what you owe at the same time as eroding the real value of your assets (or in this case, the real value of your loans to Her Majesty's Government).
The combination of cloud and big data can not only create useful insights, but also can create incredible value not only the value we provide downstream in areas such as public safety and GPS, but real value in the way we think about decision making, the way we think about creating mission-based systems.
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Much of the academic research that has been done in recent years demonstrates that private equity creates real value in the portfolio companies in which it invests, as well as giving investors the possibility of high returns.
Investors still looking for long-term protection against the risks of high inflation in the future might find better value in real estate, such as in investment properties, and in commodities, both of which look cheap compared with their long-term averages.
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In 1966, we experienced a real gain in the value of our existing capital of 1.7%, while in 2009, America was forced to write off prior malivestments equal to 11.8% of GDP.
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Speculation has swirled in recent weeks that the underlying real estate value in a Home Depot transaction might present the same type of appeal to Lampert that it did in the Sears deal.
Banks are allowed some leeway to use computer models in gauging the real value of assets that, for whatever reason, aren't trading.
With a fiat dollar, it is impossible for A and B to know exactly what, in terms of real value, will be repaid.
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It also notes that the fines have not risen since 2000, and have therefore diminished in value in real terms.
Little will change of any real value in addressing the problems that drove this nation to the edge.
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Awareness, the byproduct of time and touchpoints, once held real value in the marketing process, but that value has been eroded.
Clearly Chapman is being proactive about her image, one with international notoriety and, dare I point out, of real value in some quarters.
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And yeah, the millions of photos shared on Facebook do indeed comprise real value in terms of what might keep consumers from leaving.
Mr Raja is accused of selling mobile phone licenses to firms at a fraction of their real value in exchange for bribes in 2008.
But there is, without question, some real value in this man's empire and it belies the notion that Japan's economy is stagnant and hostile to entrepreneurs.
Deficits tend to scare bond investors because governments can be tempted to inflate their way out of debt, which means that bonds lose value in real terms.
Devon White, Garry Maddox, Torii Hunter, Marquis Grissom and Johnny Damon were all similar: more or less average hitters who brought real value in the field and on the bases.
The stock market lost 70% of its value in real terms over a decade or so, as ever worsening cycles of recession trashed the economy, and inflation trashed the value of investments.
However much the experts may insist that the basic pension is paid for by current taxation, pensioners see it as a return on their national-insurance contributions and the continuing real freeze in its value as an affront.
Rumor has it that the Toy Story poster may have real value in years to come, so keep your eyes open and remember to check Artfact.com for the most up-to-date information on the rapidly changing art market.
There is some real value in that.
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"There would be real value in establishing a more open and honest relationship between banks and their customers on what they get, how much it costs and whether others are offering better value for money, " said Mike O'Connor, chief executive of watchdog Consumer Focus.
And, for the most part, the value of real estate does not drop in value over the years.
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What's more, he says, seasoned Scrabble players know there is an important difference between the value written on a Scrabble tile and that tile's real value when played in a game, a notion he calls "equity value".
That makes sense: Accounting rules require REITs to subtract depreciation in arriving at net income, but real estate tends to appreciate in value, not depreciate.
This forecast is in line with the trend in the Zillow Home Value Index reported in the Q3 Zillow Real Estate Market Report.
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