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Inflation

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A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

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Hyperinflation

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An extremely high and typically accelerating inflation rate, often exceeding 50% per month.

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Real Interest Rate

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The rate of interest an investor, saver or lender receives (or expects to receive) after allowing for inflation.

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Deflation

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A decrease in the general price level of goods and services, often causing an increase in the value of money.

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Quantitative Easing

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A monetary policy whereby a central bank buys predefined amounts of government bonds or other financial assets to inject liquidity directly into the economy.

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Demand-Pull Inflation

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Occurs when demand for goods and services exceeds their supply.

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Deflationary Spiral

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A situation in which lower prices lead to lower production, which in turn leads to lower wages and demand, which leads to further decreases in prices.

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Core Inflation

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A measure of the long-term trend in the price level that excludes items with volatile prices, such as food and energy.

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Nominal Interest Rate

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The stated interest rate on a loan or investment, without adjustment for inflation or other factors.

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Monetary Policy

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Actions by a central bank or other regulatory authority to control the money supply and interest rates to stabilize economic growth.

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Stagflation

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A situation where the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high.

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Wage Spiral

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A macroeconomic theory that suggests that rising wages increase disposable income, boosting demand and prices, leading to further wage demands.

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Inflation Targeting

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A monetary policy regime in which a central bank has an explicit target inflation rate for the medium term and announces this inflation target to the public.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, often used as an indicator of inflation.

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Cost-Push Inflation

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When prices rise due to increases in the cost of production and raw materials.

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Fisher Effect

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The economic theory proposed by Irving Fisher that describes the relationship between inflation and both real and nominal interest rates.

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Basket of Goods

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A fixed set of consumer products and services valued on an annual basis to measure inflation in an economy or specific market.

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Purchasing Power

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The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy.

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Phillips Curve

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An economic concept that shows an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation within an economy.

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Disinflation

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A decrease in the rate of inflation – a slowdown in the rate at which prices increase.

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