A Brief Explanation of Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany

A fascinating case study of what happens when money printing gets out of control

A headline in a German newspaper saying 1 US dollar was equal to 1 Million marks — Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102–00134 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia

Hyperinflation.

This is a term we see thrown about quite a bit at the moment. Indeed it is becoming part of our everyday lexicon. Take this tweet from

Jack Dorsey

, the (former) CEO of Twitter.