Most people are familiar with the word inflation, which typically has a negative connotation. However, in economic terms, deflation is actually worse. In monetary policy, it refers to the overall ...

When the prices of some things fall, consumers get a break. But widespread deflation can trigger a destructive cycle in which profits plunge, companies cut jobs and pay, spending plummets and ...

Deflation is one of the worst fears of central bankers and economists worldwide, but the risk it engenders isn’t always clearly defined. In recent months and weeks the intensity of the debate on the ...

Deflation is the opposite of inflation: it's when prices fall instead of rise. In the U.S., deflation is happening across categories like food, energy and household goods, according to consumer price ...

Inflation is crumbling across Europe. In fact, in several countries, it's already negative. Economists are increasingly worried that the whole continent is going to drop into deflation. Most people ...

This paper examines the impact of deflation on fiscal aggregates. With deflation relatively rare in modern history, it relies mostly on the historical records, using a dataset panel covering 150 years ...

I am sure most of us, at some point or another, have been confused about the effects of deflation versus inflation. This article is meant to be a quick overview of deflation, its effects on the ...