The Fed promptly used its newfound discretion to create a virulent inflation.

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He accurately predicted the virulent inflation that racked the 1970s.

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But will the Fed's tactics of fighting deflation (which is intrinsically a good thing for creditors) through monetary inflation ignite a virulent new strain of inflation (which kills bond returns and drives down their prices)?

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