Deflation is often misunderstood as a positive economic phenomenon due to the immediate benefit of lower prices for consumers. However, it represents a prolonged decline in the general price level of ...

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: ...

AI is both a headwind and tailwind for Accenture, driving cost deflation but also compressing contract values and growth prospects. Accenture's organic revenue growth is forecasted below 3% through ...

Deflation causes prices to drop, reducing company profits and investment returns. Widespread deflation can lead to job losses and lower wages, impacting consumer spending. Investors should monitor ...

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 ...

The consumer price index dipped 0.4% last month from a year earlier, worse than economists' forecast for a 0.2% contraction. Core CPI, stripping out the volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.9% from ...

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 ...

China’s factory deflation eased for the first time in six months even as consumer prices slipped below zero again, leaving open the question of whether the government will make a lasting difference ...

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 ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Deflationary pressures persisted in China, with both consumer and producer prices falling in September, supporting the case for more policy measures as a prolonged property market ...