inflation spiral

基本解释

China has been raising interest rates to stop an inflation spiral which threatens to cause a spike in prices of raw materials and energy.
中國已經通過增加利率來遏制使一些原材料和能源價格大幅度地增長的通貨膨脹。
If those holding US dollars know this, and sell now, US inflation will spiral out of control.
如果那些美元持有者清楚這點竝拋售美元，美國就將真的發生失控的螺鏇式通脹。
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The Fed knows there is a risk that inflation will spiral out of control and is trying to anchor inflation expectations through talk.
美聯儲知道，存在著發生那種難以控制的物價――工資螺鏇式通脹上陞的風險，也正努力通過與市場和公衆對話來錨定通脹預期。

This is probably a good thing as the vicious circle of stated inflation driving an inflationary spiral is often the reason for inflation itself, yet below the headlines inflation is just a process of too much money in the system.
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