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Inflation Related LinksWhat Is Deflation?What Is a Recession?Dollar Decline or Dollar Crash? Q. What is Inflation?A. Inflation is when prices continue to creep upward, usually as a result of overheated economic growth or too much capital in the market chasing too few opportunities. Usually wages creep upwards, also, so that companies can retain good workers. Unfortunately, the wages creep upwards more slowly than do the prices, so that your standard of living can actually decrease.
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