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Message:: [QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8142719, member: 116145"]That's a common misconception, in fact some inflation is healthy, which is why the Fed has a target rate of inflation between 2-2.5%  What is dangerous is deflation or stagnation.  A moderate amount of inflation is generally considered to be a sign of a healthy economy, because as the economy grows, demand for stuff increases. This increase in demand pushes prices a little higher as suppliers try to create more of the thing that consumers and businesses want to buy.  What worries me is whether we're going to face a serious problem with an end to quantitative easing and the consequences of same since Bernake initiated it.  It's still not clear whether it will be a net benefit to the economy.  His quantitative easing scheme involved the unconventional purchase of Treasury bond securities and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in order to increase the money supply in the economy.  More info - <a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/third-quarter-2017/quantitative-easing-how-well-does-this-tool-work" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/third-quarter-2017/quantitative-easing-how-well-does-this-tool-work" rel="nofollow">https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/third-quarter-2017/quantitative-easing-how-well-does-this-tool-work</a>[/QUOTE]