Inflation risk

Inflation risk
Also called purchasing-power risk, the risk that changes in the real return the investor will realize after adjusting for inflation will be negative. The New York Times Financial Glossary

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   The risk associated with the return from an investment not covering the loss in purchasing power caused by inflation.

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inflation risk UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS
a risk of an increase in inflation, or something that causes this: »

Central bank officials said the main inflation risk is wage growth.


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