This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
The big difference between Japan or the United States and countries that have experienced hyperinflations is that the central banks are not monetizing most of the deficit. If they were to do that, then we would be one step away from paying quadrillions of dollars for a stamp or a sandwich
John Mauldin • Endgame: The End of the Debt SuperCycle and How It Changes Everything
Perhaps caution about emerging-market debt will return to the financial markets. At the end of 2004, however, the bulls were continuing to run wild; spreads fell back to record lows after having risen at midyear, and borrowing by emerging-market governments and companies was headed for a new annual high. Whatever happens, global investors have once
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While it is unlikely that the United States, Japan, or any other country will soon enter hyperinflation, the situation could change in the future if any of the central banks were to lose their independence or continue to coordinate their actions with their treasuries.