Is the President concerned that this could lead to inflation or weakening of the U.S. dollar?
The ECB should not be overly concerned that bond purchases would lead to inflation if they are not sterilized.
The malinvestments resulting from QE3 might create a few jobs in the short run, but QE3 will ultimately lead to inflation.
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Yes, this does lead to inflation, this monetisation of the debt, but even that is better than where Greece finds itself now.
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That raises two fears: that it would eventually lead to inflation, or even hyperinflation, and that it would compromise the Fed's independence.
But, as was seen in the 1970s, rising energy prices can lead to inflation despite weak growth, a concept known as stagflation.
In his speech, Yudhoyono discussed his concerns for price hikes in food and energy prices that could lead to inflation, povery and even unrest.
Zachary Oxman, portfolio manager for TrendMax, said commodities could be boosted in the months ahead on ideas that ongoing quantitative easing will lead to inflation.
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Meanwhile, the ECB will have sacrificed its independence under political duress, while gambling that printing trillions of euros won't lead to inflation down the road.
Gold bugs are buying bullion for the understandable reason that central banks appear committed to printing more money: they fear that eventually this will lead to inflation.
Most investors and economic pundits see the greatest money printing operation in history and immediately assume that it must lead to inflation, or hyperinflation, somewhere down the road.
Or at least they might if the great U.S. fiscal and monetary reflation now underway doesn't eventually lead to inflation that makes it foolish for Americans to save.
All of these factors and more could lead to price inflation and cause a global food crisis.
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Milton recalls that he protested, saying that faster monetary growth was not desirable because it would lead to later inflation.
Mandelman is not pessimistic on the growth in money supply (M2), and believes that a modest rise in M2 will lead to modest inflation.
Such a program would lead to widespread inflation, more hunger and political instability in poor countries around the world, and slower global economic growth.
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Kohn said that the best monetary policy for now could lead to increased inflation and unemployment because other approaches would cause more extreme outcomes.
In contrast, periods with major gold discoveries lead to global inflation.
Foreign-exchange dealers have drawn their own conclusions from the Bank's reluctance to push up rates even if its own forecast shows this will lead to an inflation overshoot.
While rising wages and benefits are good for employees, those increases can lead to higher inflation if businesses are forced to boost the cost of their products to cover the higher payroll costs.
Ms Brainard's comments follow remarks earlier in the day from the head of Germany's influential Bundesbank, who warned eurozone politicians to stay away from talking down the euro, arguing that any policy to weaken the currency would lead to higher inflation.
These stimulus measures can lead to higher inflation, but the IMF's report comes on the same day of the latest UK inflation figures, which show a sharp drop in the annual rate to 3% last month, the lowest rate since February 2010.
The fear is that this might lead to higher inflation, and that the government's demand for funds will push up interest rates, crowd out private investment, weaken the financial system and leave the economy vulnerable if hit by a big macroeconomic shock.
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If not reversed, these developments, together with a pace of growth that is likely to fall short of potential for a time, should lead inflation to moderate later this year and next year.
Policymakers have to avoid doing too much too soon, which could kill a frail recovery, and doing too little too late, which could lead to budgetary crises and inflation or to a bond-market rout as investors anticipate trouble.
In other words, they can all lead to broad based inflation problems if the fundamental factors remain.
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