FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With recession now a reality in major economies from Japan to Germany, policymakers are starting to fret about the chance of a phenomenon many see as even more deadly: ...

Deflation is an economic phenomenon characterized by a general decline in prices for goods and services. Unlike inflation, ...

Deflation is an economic term that refers to the decrease in the general price level of goods and services. While it might ...

The inflation rate has throttled back significantly from its pandemic-era highs. Some areas of the U.S. economy have experienced deflation. Their prices have declined. They include prices for physical ...

Bloomberg analysis shows deflation on the ground feels more pronounced than official data show, with prices of everyday goods plunging and the share of loss-making companies at a 25-year high. Beijing ...

Living in China is getting cheaper. Because rents in my neighborhood in central Beijing are dropping, my wife and I pressed our landlord to reduce ours by $140 a month in a new lease that we signed ...

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu ...