The debate continues to rage among financial market players and economists as to whether inflation or deflation will be one of the many challenges facing the U.S. economy
in the coming years.

The Federal Reserve has been on a mission to keep inflation in check, and the central bank has been successful in doing so. The Fed has kept the federal funds rate at a record low of 0.25 percent since December 2008.

The Fed has also been buying $85 billion