inflationary spiral
noun
: a continuous rise in prices that is sustained by the tendency of wage increases and cost increases to react on each other
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That track record should engender some faith; on the whole, central bankers act responsibly, and healthy industrial economies aren’t prone to regular inflationary spirals.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Those included the sweeping impact of the pandemic, which crashed the vital tourism sector, and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which disrupted global supply chains and accelerated the inflationary spiral that dragged Sri Lanka’s economy into the abyss.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
While the banking crisis persists, fiat currencies continue their inflationary spiral, with record high inflation hitting western economies such as the United States and Europe.
—Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 3 May 2023
The concern is that as employers are desperate to hire, workers will push for higher wages, which then have to be offset by higher prices, causing an inflationary spiral.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Those included the sweeping impact of the pandemic, which crashed the vital tourism sector, and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which disrupted global supply chains and accelerated the inflationary spiral that dragged Sri Lanka’s economy into the abyss.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
While the banking crisis persists, fiat currencies continue their inflationary spiral, with record high inflation hitting western economies such as the United States and Europe.
—Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 3 May 2023
The concern is that as employers are desperate to hire, workers will push for higher wages, which then have to be offset by higher prices, causing an inflationary spiral.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
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