Although they may sound the same, deflation should not be confused with disinflation. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below zero, and prices generally decline throughout an economy.

As sky-high inflation may finally be coming down for many major economies, falling prices and lacklustre growth in China are stoking fears of a deflationary spiral. From our morning news briefing to a ...

May 7 -- In the last six months, prices have been falling on a number of goods and services. While that sounds like good news for consumers, it could give the U.S. economy a problem that hasn't ...

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 — ...

There is growing evidence that deflation is spreading around the globe. Deflation is when prices fall. Of course, this can be a good thing… who doesn’t like falling prices? But the problem is that if ...

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of widespread deflation—a scenario that could cause even more problems than high inflation. We look at Japan’s “lost decade” to explain why China’s economy is ...