Money Talks

An Era IV technology exclusive to the Roving Clans which unlocks the Inflation and Inflation Nullification diplomatic declarations. The Inflation declaration can be used on an empire the Roving Clans are at war with to decrease their Dust and Science  income from trade routes by half, while Inflation Nullification is able to remove Inflation from an empire that is being affected by it. It is unlocked by completing Chapter 8 of the Roving Clans faction quest.

Lore
Masters of the manipulation of goods and currencies, Roving Clans traders can induce inflationary tendencies in other empires, reducing their trade income.