hyperinflation
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In Venezuela, cryptocurrency has become ubiquitous after the value of the bolivar plunged during a stint of hyperinflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the hyperinflation of July 2021, sinking your teeth into one of these would have set you back 16.02 million bolivars.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Her father Alberto, who ruled from 1990 to 2000, won praise for crushing Maoist rebels and taming hyperinflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
In the mid-2000s, Zimbabwe underwent a period of hyperinflation that resulted in printing banknotes worth 100 trillion dollars.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
While meaningful economic figures are difficult to come by, Zaire's hyperinflation, the largest government deficit ever, and plunging mineral production have made the country one of the world's poorest.
From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
From 2008, when prices were doubling almost every day - one of the largest hyperinflations ever recorded - prices fell 7.7% in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023
Sargent also explored the implications of these ideas in empirical investigations, for example, in his studies of European hyperinflations and fiscal policies used historically by European countries to finance wars.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 13, 2011
