For a century, economists have taught us to fear falling prices. But the deflation phobia stems from a misreading of the ...

The deflationary processes have greatly benefited households and businesses under the current fiat dollar standard in recent ...

In this erratic market, preoccupation with possible rising interest rates and inflation has flip-flopped to worries over an opposing force: deflation. Economists are debating whether deflation, or ...

Deflation is an economic term that refers to the decrease in the general price level of goods and services. While it might sound beneficial at first glance, as it increases the purchasing power of ...

Absent in any significant way since the Great Depression, deflation - a prolonged period of downward-spiraling prices of goods and services - is seen as a possible threat after three straight months ...

Fifteen years after embarking on its largely ineffective quantitative easing program, Japan appears poised to try the form recommended by Ben Bernanke in his notorious "helicopter money" speech in ...