Inflation - Notable Historical Events
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Inflation - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1776-12-31 |
Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors |
1943-04-08 |
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases to common carriers and public utilities. |
1989-04-28 |
Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money |
1998-01-01 |
Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. |
2013-01-22 |
The Bank of Japan doubles its inflation target to 2% and announces open-ended asset purchases for 2014 in the hope of ending deflation |
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Inflation - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1915-12-29 |
Paul McCracken, Inflation: How Did the Spiral Begin? |
1921-9-05 |
Victor Gotbaum, Inflation: How Did the Spiral Begin? |
Inflation - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2012-08-03 |
Paul McCracken, Inflation: How Did the Spiral Begin? |
2015-04-05 |
Victor Gotbaum, Inflation: How Did the Spiral Begin? |
