0 a general, continuous increase in prices:
1 a continuing rise in prices caused by an increase in the money supply and demand for goods
2 an increase in prices over time, causing a reduction in the value of money:
high/low/moderate inflation Higher inflation threatens to force interest rates higher.
falling/rising inflation Two decades of falling inflation and falling interest rates provided an exceptional, probably unique, boost to equities.
accelerating/runaway/galloping inflation
a surge/increase/rise in inflation The rise in inflation will be seen as a major set-back for the chancellor.
push up/fuel inflation The government raised prices to encourage production, further fuelling inflation.
above/below inflation He is planning to increase public spending by 3.3% above inflation for the next three years.
The rankings are based on the banks' return on equity, which is then adjusted for inflation.
keep pace with/outstrip inflation The agency's budget has not kept pace with inflation and the staff has been cut.
The control of inflation is a key component of the government's economic policy.
Unemployment, inflation and greater inequality are often the downside of a market economy.
Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducing unemployment.
The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
However, if the rate of inflation is increased excessively, real returns will be driven down to the point where credit market frictions become binding.
These actions may induce movements in nominal stock returns that cancel out or taper off those induced by innovations in real activity or inflation.
After all, rational investors should adjust nominal returns to changes in inflation, in the dividend process and in the discount factor.
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