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

Jiao Yang from Singapore Management University believes that although Beijing holds the cards in the short-run, Washington does have some strategic options at its disposal.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 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 Anderson, Benjamin M.