stagflation

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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

The strategists studied four previous stagflation clusters: the mid-’70s “Great Inflation” episode, a subsequent shorter phase in the early 1980s, briefly in the global financial crisis and the post-2020 period.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The euro remained resilient even as the Middle East war raised concerns about stagflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Gold does not trade in line with its reputation as a stagflation hedge but instead — as has happened recently — can trade in line with other risky assets.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

However, the economic record especially since the 1970s is mixed, with issues like stagflation, problems with the welfare state and continued poverty and also with the issue of sustainable development and protection of the environment.

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