Inflation in US
The US is experiencing disinflation (falling inflation rate), despite pursuing quantitative easing which has led to a rapid growth of M2 measure of money supply. This graph, explains how you can increase the money supply without inflation.
Via Matthew YglesiasVelocity of circulation is basically, the number of times money changes hand in an economy. With an economic slowdown, transactions falls. Therefore, despite a rise in the stock of money, (M * V) money supply may not rise and Output can be below potential. (see: Increasing Money Supply and MV=PY)
This has been covered before in Money Supply and Inflation in US
According to a poll by the Telegraph, a majority of economists are more worried about inflation than deflation in the UK. (link) However, with the rest of the world, being pulled into deflationary pressures, I would be more concerned about deflation. A short reminder why deflation could be very damaging to economies - Why deflation is harmful
The UK will be influenced by global inflation. With falling commodity prices, a tightening of fiscal policy, and global spare capacity, this lower inflation is likely to feed into lower UK inflation, once temporary factors have faded.
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