Warnings about runaway prices are back in the headlines, and "hyperinflation" has become a favorite word for pundits and social media doomers. For households already stretched by higher rents, ...

Hyperinflation is a severe form of inflation, which is the widespread increase in prices on goods and services. What differentiates hyperinflation from inflation is the rate and the causes.

Hyperinflation is often described as "game over" for any economy, and according to Economics Explained (EE), the U.S. may ...

“Gradually, then suddenly,” goes the Hemingway trope about going bankrupt that Bitcoiners have so enthusiastically adopted. When crypto exchanges, stablecoins and banks are collapsing left and right, ...

Hyperinflation usually occurs during severe recessions. It develops when consumers and investors lose confidence in the government and the national currency. In 1956, economist Philip Cagan defined ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Many mistake hyperinflation as a sign of better than good times; after all, if inflation happens in a booming economy, then hyperinflation must mean that the country is doing really well. That ...

The greatest trick the government ever pulled was convincing the world that inflation was a good thing. What Inflation Is: Economists will tell you that inflation is a sustained rise in prices.

The word “hyperinflation” is sprinkled throughout the press each day. We read that Iran is hyperinflating. The same is written about Zimbabwe and Venezuela, as well as a potpourri of other countries ...