Sentences with phrase «by stagflation»

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First voiced in the 1970s by Arthur Laffer, an adviser to the Nixon administration who came from the conservative Chicago school of economics, it was embraced by the likes of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher and, consensus has it, went a long way to alleviating the stagflation of that era (though falling energy prices and interest rates, demographic shifts and yes, deficit spending contributed too).

However, he said John F. Kennedy tackled a recession by lowering taxes and Ronald Reagan beat back stagflation and helped drive an economic boom in the 1980s.

We are currently in the midst of an economic crisis which the pundits call «stagflation» — stagnation accompanied by inflation.

It is perfectly possible to believe that some of the supply - side reforms introduced by the Reagan (and Thatcher) administrations were successful in helping tame stagflation, while also being sceptical about whether the tax cut elements were.

The Brazil that was immune to the effects of the global crisis of 2008 shows at present signs of economic deterioration characterized by low GDP growth and the return of inflation, which could mean the existence of a process of economic stagnation with inflation (stagflation).

Phase 4: Stagflation phase: GDP growth slows but inflation remains high (side note: most bear markets are preceded by a 100 % + increase in the price of oil which drives inflation up and causes central banks to tighten).

During the last Stagflation, bonds were called «certificates of confiscation» by many professionals in fixed income.

They were caught by a prolonged period of high inflation and stagflation.

For example, the double - digit inflation of the 1970's was caused by banks keeping interest rates low in an attempt to stimulate a weak economy, at a time when imported inflation from the oil shock was high (leading to stagflation).

Further, if they are troubled at all they seem to be more troubled by the possibility of «stagflation»... stagnant growth and inflation at the same time.

Inflation has to be driven by real growth in the economy, he says, not stagflation, which refers to rising inflation buttressed by slow growth and high unemployment.

By the end of 1974, we had just experienced the collapse of the Bretton Woods system and had a terrible case of stagflation.

I would not try to assume that stocks are a good inflation hedge... Corporations have to buy raw materials and have to feed hungry workers... When the price of oil and foold go up it is very hard for corporations to improve on earnings, so if you think about it, much of the benefits of a rise in CPI are negated by a rise in raw materials prices... Put more bluntly, we are in a period of stagflation right now.