Inflation happens when prices rise and purchasing power falls, while deflation occurs when prices drop and purchasing power increases. Both can strain an economy if they move too far in either ...

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 ...

Zach D. Berg ’28 is a History and Government concentrator in Adams House. Daniel Zhao ’28 is a Math and Computer Science concentrator in Adams House. Many economists agree that the only thing worse ...

Politicians claim 'falling inflation,' but what does that really mean for your grocery bill? Learn the difference between ...

President Donald Trump suggested that inflation is on the decline and might continue to decrease, but also expressed concerns about the possibility of deflation. On Monday, Trump, while speaking to ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the The Federal Reserve's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference on November 08, 2023 in ...

BEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation cooled in January while producer price deflation persisted, ...

Consumer inflation hits 34-month high on rising food prices Full-year CPI lowest since 2009, points to still-weak domestic demand Producer deflation moderates a touch amid government campaign to curb ...

New Delhi: Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) fell to a 27-month low of (-) 1.21 per cent in October, led by a sharp deflation in food items like pulses and vegetables, and lower prices of fuel and ...

BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but ‌the full-year rate slumped to the lowest in 16 years ‌while producer deflation ...