Inflation happens when prices rise and purchasing power falls, while deflation occurs when prices drop and purchasing power increases. Both can strain an economy if they move too far in either ...

The economy faces two potential outcomes: deflation or stagflation, driven by tariffs and global trade disruptions, each with severe consequences. Deflation could occur first, causing economic ...

July Fourth saw big crowds, congested highways and full airplanes as tens of millions of Americans celebrated not only the country’s independence but their own liberation from the pandemic. There were ...

Deflation is an economic phenomenon characterized by a general decline in prices for goods and services. Unlike inflation, ...

The probability of the U.S. seeing deflation resulting from tariffs is much greater than markets are currently pricing in. While inflation remains the most likely result from tariffs, investors should ...

Explore how debt deflation increases real debt burdens during economic downturns and its potential spiral effects on the economy and borrowers.

This Selected Issues paper assesses the downside risks to inflation around the baseline in China. Recent economic shocks in China, including the ongoing property sector adjustment, have resulted in ...

China's Jan CPI rises 0.5% y/y, fastest in five months Producer price index down 2.3% y/y amid weak factory demand U.S. tariffs add pressure on China's economic growth BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China ...