July’s data left no doubt: China is now clearly dealing with a deflation threat. Consumer and producer prices fell together for the first time since 2020, adding to concerns about the health of the ...

John Makin, writing for conservative-leaning think tank the American Enterprise Institute, warned on Monday that "Now is the time to preempt deflation." Conservatives are usually inflation hawks. So, ...

No wonder China’s authorities feel nervous. As well as hurting the banks, a weaker, more competitive dollar will curb the ...

Wobbling commercial property values a correction of lofty stock valuations would drag prices lower. Inflation accelerated 3.3% on an annual basis in July, well-below the pace of inflation recorded ...

Everyone’s heard about inflation and how everything’s becoming unaffordable — but few are aware of “deflation” and its equally negative impact on our finances. According to experts, deflation — ...

BEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation cooled in January while producer price deflation persisted, ...

When the prices of some things fall, consumers get a break. But widespread deflation can trigger a destructive cycle in which profits plunge, companies cut jobs and pay, spending plummets and ...

There is only one long-term call in the market now: will there be inflation or deflation in the post-Covid-19 world? The majority opinion is deflation because unemployment will be high and demand will ...

The United States experienced a period of severe inflation in the 1970s and early 1980s, but not since the Great Depression has there been significant deflation. Falling price levels can have severe ...

Many economists are worried about high inflation over the next few years. This is based on a misdiagnosis of the current economic crisis. Although the recession officially began in December 2007, ...

In the years after WWI, the German mark largely vanished from circulation…in Germany. Was this “deflation”? Actually, quite the opposite. The value of the mark had declined to something south of four ...

Deflation could become a headwind for stocks, Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson warned. That's because falling prices takes away firms' pricing power, which hurts earnings. "[T]his is a slippery slope for ...