America stands on the precipice of a substantial economic transformation, teetering on the edge of a deflationary shock. This ...

The US could see a deflationary shock as tariffs, immigration policies, and an aging population cause spending to fall off a ...

Under the plan, led by the finance ministry, China’s government will subsidise interest rates on some consumer loans for ...

Second, deflation raises the inflation-adjusted interest rate, and that can cause consumers to spend less on durables like cars, appliances and houses that are purchased with credit.

The US economy could soon be at risk of deflation, according to Wermuth Asset Management. Wobbling commercial property values a correction of lofty stock valuations would drag prices lower ...

But low prices in China’s supply chains are also the inevitable consequence of aggressive competition in traditional industries such as steel and cement, and modern ones, including electric vehicles, ...

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WHEN President Xi Jinping faced a deflation spiral a decade ago, he not only cracked down on China’s oversupply problem but ...

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So deflation exerts a depressing effect on spending by raising debt burdens – which, as Fisher also points out, can lead to another kind of vicious circle, in which depressed spending because of ...

Thai inflation decelerated by 0.7% year-on-year in July, marking a 17-month low, driven by falling prices of agricultural ...

Leaving Certificate results have fallen this year as grade deflation takes hold after five years of artificially high ...