stagflation

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Stocks tumbled on Friday on hints of stagflation.

From Barron's

News of a potentially weakening economy along with the inflationary threat of rising energy prices had investors on alert for stagflation, the dreaded pairing of slow growth and rising prices.

From Barron's

With the hands of central banks tied, investors are worried about the risk of stagflation -- a period of economic stagnation and inflation -- such as what happened after the first oil shock in 1973.

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And no one ever wants to even whisper the word “stagflation,” which got a four-pronged boost this past week.

From Barron's

And they did during the 1970s, an era of repeated energy crises and endemic “stagflation,” meaning economic stagnation combined with inflation.

From MarketWatch