Wall Street Sees Stagflation Risks—Here’s What to Know

Financial markets fear a blend of high inflation and slowing economic growth.
Wall Street Sees Stagflation Risks—Here’s What to Know
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning trading in New York City on Nov. 7, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Wall Street is sipping on a cocktail of high inflation and slowing economic growth, fearing that the world’s largest economy could endure a bout of stagflation.

In the 1970s, the United States suffered a prolonged period of stagflation, an economic event comprising stubbornly high inflation, anemic economic expansions, and rising unemployment.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."