5 Reasons Why We Have Yet to See Inflation

Getty ImagesWe haven't seen hyperinflation in part because of globalization and a slow recovery. It is often said that the current bull market is one of the most hated of all time. This is most likely due to the fact that many investors have missed it, but it's likely also due to the massive market intervention from the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program. According to gold bugs and other fear mongers, this "money printing" was going to spark hyperinflation, much like it did to Germany's Weimar Republic. Yet, it never came. In fact, there was a time, not long ago, that many began to worry about deflation, which can be even more difficult to overcome than its counterpart. Here are five reasons why quantitative easing hasn't resulted in massive inflation: