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Who would be hurt the most during a period of inflation?

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Savers are much more likely to lose out if we get both high inflation and low-interest rates. For example, in the aftermath of the 2008 credit crisis, inflation rose to 5% (due to cost-push factors) but, interest rates were cut to 0.5%. Therefore, savers lost out during this period.

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