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

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

China's consumer price index inflation rose 0.8% year-on-year in December to a 34-month high, bringing the full-year CPI to 0 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney ...

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

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest in five months in January while producer price deflation persisted, reflecting mixed consumer spending and weak factory ...

As we are in mid-2025 and inflation has cooled off a bit (we're talking around 2-3%), one question dominates kitchen tables alike: Will U.S. inflation ever return to the Federal Reserve's cherished ...