What does reflate mean?
Definitions for reflate
re·flate
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Princeton's WordNet
reflateverb
economics: experience reflation
"The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
reflateverb
economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
"These measures reflated the economy"
reflateverb
inflate again
"reflate the balloon"
reflateverb
become inflated again
Wiktionary
reflateverb
To reinflate, to inflate again.
reflateverb
To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level.
Etymology: From re- + inflate, parallel to deflate
ChatGPT
reflate
To reflate is to stimulate an economy, often through fiscal or monetary policy, in order to increase output or reverse deflation. It typically involves increasing the money supply or decreasing taxes, with the intention to raise the level of economic activity, boost demand and encourage employment.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reflate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reflate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of reflate in a Sentence
It's a little more complicated than it used to be. The shape of the yield curve today is very much a function of global central bank activity – negative rates and quantitative easing. This changes the mechanics of the yield curve with respect to pure growth and inflation signals, but it does suggest a capitulation in investor confidence in the ability of central banks to reflate global growth or prevent another downturn. And that's not a good confidence signal.
It's a little more complicated than it used to be. The shape of the yield curve today is very much a function of global central bank activity - negative rates and quantitative easing. This changes the mechanics of the yield curve with respect to pure growth and inflation signals, but it does suggest a capitulation in investor confidence in the ability of central banks to reflate global growth or prevent another downturn. And that's not a good confidence signal.
As China cuts the selling price of exports and as emerging market countries face new perils, the failure of the world's central bankers to reflate their economies will be the dominant force in markets, the investment lessons are clear: get long cash in general and get long dollars in particular.
But it does suggest a capitulation in investor confidence in the ability of central banks to reflate global growth or prevent another downturn. And that's not a good confidence signal.
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