Sentence examples for stem inflation from inspiring English sources

The government fixed maximum prices for some goods last month to stem inflation.

The Central Bank Monetary Policy committee of Brazil raised interest rates 1.5percenttoto 18.25 percent in an effort to stem inflation caused by a weakening currency.

Chile's economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, giving the central bank room to raise interest rates to stem inflation.

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The European Central Bank was criticized by some economists for raising interest rates too soon in an attempt to stem inflation.

Nixon imposed wage and price controls to stem inflation, and Secretary of the Treasury John Connally abruptly suspended the convertibility of dollars to gold.

A rising currency also stems inflation — a major preoccupation of the Fed before the latest crisis.

But the Fed has a good record stemming inflation, and there is evidence that deflationary forces are already at work.

Kemp notes that Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker's success at stemming inflation and the favorable regulatory environment were also major factors.

The slow wage growth is one of the factors that stems inflation, since employers raise prices to compensate for the added cost of salaries, Levin said.

The Princeton University faculty has overwhelmingly approved a new grading system intended to stem grade inflation.