1. An excessive supply of dollars would trigger global inflation, which would lead to the loss of confidence in the value of the currency. 2. A booming jobs market and scarce workers can trigger inflation as employers offer bigger compensation, and then pass extra costs onto consumers. 3. A booming jobs market and scarce workers can trigger inflation as employers offer bigger compensation, and then pass on extra costs to consumers. 4. A report on the pace of U.S. wage and salary growth in the fourth quarter allayed concern the economy there is growing briskly enough to trigger inflation. 5. A stronger currency raises the cost of imported goods and makes it easier for domestic exporters to sell their goods abroad, which could trigger higher inflation. 6. Brisk economic growth can trigger inflation, which erodes the return of financial assets like stocks and bonds. 7. Consider whether to increase the speed at which a car must be traveling when impact will trigger inflation of the air bag. 8. Economists at the White House and Labor Department say that the slowdown in the growth of fringe benefit costs leaves room for wages to rise without triggering inflation. 9. European markets were mixed as some stocks fell, dragged lower by bonds as investors grew concerned that interest-rate cuts will trigger inflation. 10. Economists at the White House and Labor Department say that the slowdown in the growth of fringe benefit costs leaves more room for increasing wages without triggering inflation. |