> Even today, on financial news feeds and Bloomberg, when economic observers talk about "good news on inflation" they usually mean inflation going up, not down.

> Even today, on financial news feeds and Bloomberg, when economic observers talk about "good news on inflation" they usually mean inflation going up, not down. Indeed, the sweet spot is believed to be 2%. It's good news because we've been under that for so long, not because the more the better. > After the 2008 real estate loan bust, many economists hoped for more inflation so that the existing pool of loans would be a little more manageable for the debtors. I'm not an expert, but I'll just point out that debt from a loan that you've put into a house probably doesn't have the same mechanics as debt from a company trying to fund its capital requirements. Not saying I agree or disagree with those economists, just pointing out maybe they're different.