long run

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Core inflation—which excludes the more volatile food and energy prices and is considered a better determinant of long-run trends—is expected to be more muted for March, though still exhibiting some upward momentum.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

In fact, we estimate permanent expensing for short-lived investments and R&D will lift long-run gross domestic product by 0.7% as investment grows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“I’m fairly convinced there will be long-run positive growth effects” from higher defense spending, said Guntram Wolff, economics professor at the Free University of Brussels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Waller also argued that tariff-related price increases should be “looked through,” since they are unlikely to affect long-run expectations.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

It creates activity and monotony, but this in the long-run produces a counter-effect, a despairing ennui of the soul, which through machinery has learnt to hanker after the variety of leisure.

From Human, All-Too-Human, Part II by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm