“Stagflation or Deflation?” One Will Come First

“Stagflation or Deflation?” One Will Come First

“Stagflation or Deflation?” One Will Come First Once the rally in hope peters out, the art will be in understanding the vast differences and how to navigate the options for two very different forms of economic pain. Gary Tanashian Fri, 05/09/2025

Stagflation or Deflation? - Notes From the Rabbit Hole

“Stagflation or Deflation?”; one will come first As the Fed’s Michael Barr notes, tariffs will put upward pressure on prices of items subject to said tariffs. You can tap the image to read the article. The question I have is whether the toxic global trade backdrop will help pivot the economy over the edge before […] The post Stagflation or Deflation? appeared first on Notes From the Rabbit Hole .

According to a recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie, the costs of drilling oil wells in the United States will be pressured by tariffs, but significant increases will be offset by the deflation of costs in other sectors, in particular by lower prices of support agents, drilling equipment and pressure pumping.