hyperinflation

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Argentina's inflation rate has accelerated despite price controls and regular rate hikes, raising fears of a return to hyperinflation that hit the country just over 30 years ago, the last time 12-month price increases went into triple digits.

From Reuters

"The higher reading was expected over the hyperinflation in the food segment," said Amreen Soorani, head of research at JS Capital, a Karachi based investment company.

From Reuters

Trust in Zimbabwe’s currency is desperately low after people in 2008 had their savings wiped out by hyperinflation, which reached 5 billion percent, according to the International Monetary Fund, nearly a world record.

From Seattle Times

The hyperinflation resulted in the country at one point issuing a 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars banknote before the government was forced to temporarily scrap its currency and allow the U.S. dollar to be used as legal tender.

From Seattle Times

“We’re at the cusp of a sort of modern day hyperinflation” that could see annual inflation rate reach 150 percent, Stoeppelwerth said.

From Seattle Times