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

"So can we make America affordable again, in the sense of getting prices back to what they were before the pandemic? Almost surely not," Krugman wrote.

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 ...

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

Republicans have good reason to worry about their prospects in the 2026 midterm elections after a string of recent defeats.

The probability of the U.S. seeing deflation resulting from tariffs is much greater than markets are currently pricing in. While inflation remains the most likely result from tariffs, investors should ...

China's consumer price inflation in December slipped to 0.1% year on year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday, stoking deflation concerns. Growth in headline inflation was in ...

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 ...

November’s consumer inflation reading marked the highest on-year rise since March 2024 but producer prices remained in negative territory.

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The economy faces two potential outcomes: deflation or stagflation, driven by tariffs and global trade disruptions, each with severe consequences. Deflation could occur first, causing economic ...

Food inflation, which accounts for almost 40% of the Consumer Price Index basket, has remained in negative territory since ...