inflationary spiral
Example Sentences
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In normal times, the Fed won’t change its interest rate policy based on higher energy prices, which tend to fade without causing an inflationary spiral.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
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
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
Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to work with unions and employers to find ways to address the impact of rising prices while preventing an inflationary spiral.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 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
