China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, driven by rising food prices, but the ...

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

Discover how deflation increases purchasing power yet risks higher unemployment and debt defaults. Learn its impact on consumers and the broader economy.

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

Prices falling across the economy can sound like a welcome break for strained budgets, but a sustained drop in what you pay for goods and services can quietly undermine your job security, your savings ...

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 ...

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 brought an increase in overall inflation that hadn’t been seen in decades — higher demand and lower supply (combined with supply chain issues) all ...

As food deflation eases and base effects fades, the inflation print in December could likely be the highest in four months and mark the end of ultra-low price trend witnessed across most of 2025.

Our economy is being hailed as being in a Goldilocks phase of high growth and low inflation, but weakening prices can easily ...

We’re not really shedding tears for that ultra-low interest rate environment; I think the environment we’re in now — or that ...

Historically, there has been a direct correlation between higher scarcity and higher prices. For example, over the past six ...