The deflationary processes have greatly benefited households and businesses under the current fiat dollar standard in recent decades, even though their natural ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank is sizing up the problems facing the 18-country eurozone before it decides whether to cut interest rates to support the anemic recovery, its ...

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

Explore Jacob Rintamaki's groundbreaking essay on automation, deflation, and the future of labor. Discover how robotics and ...

Pressure on rampaging prices is inevitable during a high cost-of-living crisis. The no-brainer solution is to lower prices to bearable levels. It’s called deflation. That’s not happening, and ...

Price wars, overcapacity and collapsing margins threaten to entrench deflation despite Beijing’s stimulus push ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Deflation in China is becoming increasingly difficult to reverse. If the world's second-biggest economy's prices continue to decrease for a seventh straight quarter, they will tie the record ...

KAGOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi said the central bank was ready to act to beat deflation, leaving room for more monetary easing amid a steady drumbeat of ...

China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but the full-year rate slumped to the ...

Sri Lanka has recorded deflation since September, partly due to reductions in energy prices and an appreciating local currency. However, the central bank projects the country will reach its target ...