Prices falling across the economy can sound like a welcome break for strained budgets, but a sustained drop in what you pay ...

China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the fastest in over a year as food costs rose sharply higher, an improvement that’s failing to allay fears about the depth of deflation across large ...

Explore the surprising benefits of deflation as seen in Switzerland, and understand when falling prices can signal economic growth instead of downturn.

Everyone’s heard about inflation and how everything’s becoming unaffordable — but few are aware of “deflation” and its equally negative impact on our finances. According to experts, deflation — ...

John Makin, writing for conservative-leaning think tank the American Enterprise Institute, warned on Monday that "Now is the time to preempt deflation." Conservatives are usually inflation hawks. So, ...

Wobbling commercial property values a correction of lofty stock valuations would drag prices lower. Inflation accelerated 3.3% on an annual basis in July, well-below the pace of inflation recorded ...

Explore how debt deflation increases real debt burdens during economic downturns and its potential spiral effects on the economy and borrowers.

The October-November readings for both the Consumer Price Index and the Everyday Price Index should be viewed as provisional ...

The talk about the economy in recent weeks has been somewhat deflating. There's the ongoing crisis in Europe, disappointing jobs numbers, a falling stock market—and the prospect of deflation itself.

China is likely to stick to its current annual economic growth target of around 5% next year, government advisers and ...

The consumer price index, a leading measure of inflation, fell last month into negative territory over a 12-month period for the first time since the fall of 2009, when the nation was just emerging ...