inflationary
Currency value erosion
Inflationary describes conditions that cause or relate to inflation—the decline of a currency's purchasing power over time.
Inflationary pressures drive prices up.
An inflationary spiral occurs when rising prices and wages feed each other.
Inflationary policy increases the money supply.
The opposite is deflationary.
Central bank economic controls
- central bankNational currency management institution
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
- money supplyTotal currency in circulation
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
liquidity · interest rates · expansionary · stimulus · bond yields · capital flows · deficit financing · reflation
Lowering of currency worth
- purchasing powerEconomic spending ability
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- forexCurrency trading market
weakening · trade balance · parity · revaluation · undervaluation · competitiveness · currency crisis · real wages
Air-filled film sphere
- boomLoud deep sound
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- expansionIncrease in scope
- asset bubblesUnsustainable price inflation
hyperinflation · stagflation · economic cycle · overinvestment · full employment · recession · boom-bust · Weimar
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- hikeExtended walk outdoors
increase · markup · jump · climb · soar · uptick · upswing · runaway
monetary policy
Central bank economic controls
- central bankNational currency management institution
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
- money supplyTotal currency in circulation
fiscal policy · liquidity · interest rates · expansionary · stimulus · bond yields · capital flows · deficit financing · reflation · overheating
devaluation
Lowering of currency worth
- purchasing powerEconomic spending ability
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
forex · weakening · trade balance · parity · revaluation · undervaluation · competitiveness · currency crisis · real wages · erosion
bubble
Air-filled film sphere
- boomLoud deep sound
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- expansionIncrease in scope
asset bubbles · hyperinflation · stagflation · economic cycle · overinvestment · full employment · recession · boom-bust · Weimar · Zimbabwe
rising prices
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
hike · increase · markup · jump · climb · soar · uptick · upswing · runaway · galloping
cost of living
Price of basic necessities
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- rentPayment for temporary use
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
healthcare · housing · transportation · childcare · education · insurance · mortgage · expenses · budgeting · savings
inflationarydeflationary
Causing prices to fall
disinflationary · noninflationary · anti-inflationary · contractionary · cost-cutting
inflationarystable
Secure and unchanging
noninflationary · balanced · sound · sustainable · disciplined
inflationarycontractionary
Causing economic reduction
deflationary · tight · restrictive · hawkish · austere
- inflationary spiralSelf-reinforcing price increases
inflate, inflation, inflated, inflating, inflates, deflationary, uninflated, inflator