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stagflation

[stag-fley-shuhn] / stægˈfleɪ ʃən /


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Last July, I made the case in this magazine that a new form of stagflation, which I called stagflation lite, was on the horizon for the U.S. economy.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The parallels to today, while not exact, are interesting; along with the Iran hostage crisis, stagflation ended up destroying Jimmy Carter’s presidency.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

More: The markets are in the early stages of pricing in stagflation.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Citi’s team of quantitative analysts have studied the market and say, it’s beginning to smell like stagflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

However, there arose the problem of stagflation around 1970, i.e. the combination of high unemployment, high inflation and stagnating growth.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas




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