Stagflation is a condition that combines economic stagnation with soaring inflation. Conventional monetary tools typically don’t work in a stagflationary environment. In the past, stagflation has resolved after a period of painfully high interest rates and unemployment, but its causes and cure remain matters of debate. More @Wikipedia
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