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stagflation

[stag-flay-shuhn] / stægˈfleɪ ʃən /


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Cities like New York were caught in urban doom loops, and stagflation weighed down the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee stated an anticipated AI productivity boom could lead to higher interest rates or stagflation.

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

The parallels to today, while not exact, are interesting; along with the Iran hostage crisis, stagflation ended up destroying Jimmy Carter’s presidency.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

The key lesson, they say, is that markets will identify stagflation before economic indicators do.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026

However, the economic record especially since the 1970s is mixed, with issues like stagflation, problems with the welfare state and continued poverty and also with the issue of sustainable development and protection of the environment.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus


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