Deflation is often misunderstood as a positive economic phenomenon due to the immediate benefit of lower prices for consumers. However, it represents a prolonged decline in the general price level of ...

FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With recession now a reality in major economies from Japan to Germany, policymakers are starting to fret about the chance of a phenomenon many see as even more deadly: ...

BEIJING (AP) — When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment's value and ...

AI is both a headwind and tailwind for Accenture, driving cost deflation but also compressing contract values and growth prospects. Accenture's organic revenue growth is forecasted below 3% through ...

Deflation causes prices to drop, reducing company profits and investment returns. Widespread deflation can lead to job losses and lower wages, impacting consumer spending. Investors should monitor ...

The consumer price index dipped 0.4% last month from a year earlier, worse than economists' forecast for a 0.2% contraction. Core CPI, stripping out the volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.9% from ...

Living in China is getting cheaper. Because rents in my neighborhood in central Beijing are dropping, my wife and I pressed our landlord to reduce ours by $140 a month in a new lease that we signed ...

Bloomberg analysis shows deflation on the ground feels more pronounced than official data show, with prices of everyday goods plunging and the share of loss-making companies at a 25-year high. Beijing ...

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu ...

China’s factory deflation eased for the first time in six months even as consumer prices slipped below zero again, leaving open the question of whether the government will make a lasting difference ...

The inflation rate has throttled back significantly from its pandemic-era highs. Some areas of the U.S. economy have experienced deflation. Their prices have declined. They include prices for physical ...