The Velocity of Money

''The late and great Milton Friedman told us that inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. But there is an asterisk to his equation that we need to examine. Namely, the velocity of money. Sometimes a fast-growing money supply is not as inflationary as you might think. In this report, we'll also take quick looks at why the banking sector is in for more and larger rounds of write-offs, as well as note that the housing industry is in a hole but is gamely digging itself deeper.''