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deflationary spiral

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Noun1.deflationary spiral - an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value
spiral - a continuously accelerating change in the economy
inflationary spiral - an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value


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Well before he became Fed chairman, Professor Ben Bernanke insisted that the Fed could stop a deflationary spiral, but the means of doing so-involving cheaper money and even helping to fund the Federal Budget--would put further downward pressure on the dollar.
The global implications of a dollar collapse: the dean of London's ... by Brittan, Samuel / The International Economy
In the space of a few years they have managed to throw a basically strong economy into the dangerous deflationary spiral we see today.
Who wrecked Japan's economy? Supply-side policies from the West have ... by Clark, Gregory / Japan Inc.
Other economic advisers are pressing for a further cut in interest rates, concerned that the lesson of Japan in the 1990s--of doing too little, too late until a deflationary spiral took hold--should serve as a warning to Bush.
CEOs to Bush: keep your eye on the ball. (Capitol Ideas) by Sanger, David E. / Chief Executive (U.S.)
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