short-run
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“Oil is the clearest example because short-run demand is relatively inelastic: transportation still needs gasoline and diesel, airlines still need jet fuel, and petrochemical plans still need feedstock,” she said in a note Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
“The Iran situation has created a new source of uncertainty. Despite the announced cease-fire earlier this week, higher energy prices in the short-run will accelerate headline inflation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
"It will take some time to take effect since most goods being sold in the short-run have already been commissioned at current prices, but we'll see it play out soon."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
“I do think that this is a secondary factor relative to decisions by the Fed or other central banks. And in the short-run, other inflationary factors dominate.”
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
The most important practical use to which the figures here given may be put are in connection with short-run problems.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
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