inflationary spiral

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That began to change in 1950, when the process of paying for war expenses had triggered an inflationary spiral.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Natural gas prices hit multi-year highs and oil nearly $140 a barrel, not far from an all-time record, turbocharging a post-pandemic inflationary spiral that caused a cost-of-living crisis in many countries.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

If such expectations took hold, the economy would risk entering a 1970s-style inflationary spiral, in which consumers buy more now in anticipation of higher prices later, fueling those very price rises.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022

A survey of households released on Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed a sharp decline in consumers’ inflation expectations, supporting the view that an inflationary spiral is not taking hold.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

While the devaluation is likely to help Mexican exporters, whose products are now cheaper, it also raises the specter of an inflationary spiral if domestic producers increase their prices and workers demand wage hikes.

From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency