经济学人常用术语 | Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation

When inflation gets out of control—as happened, for example, in Germany in 1923. A loaf of bread cost 200bn marks in November 1923 and workers were paid twice a day because their wages fell in value during the day. Such high rates of inflation are fuelled by rapid expansion of the money supply. To learn more, read this Explainer and this article.