This chart shows the market's 5-year, 5-year forward expected inflation rate. Today it is making a new multi-year high. Gold has perked up today as well, gaining $23 to $1104/oz. These facts square ...

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

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

While the Fed continues to hike rates to combat high inflation levels aggressively, history shows that deflation will become a more significant threat when something “breaks” in the financial or ...

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 ...

The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices falling for the first time in more than two years in another sign of weakening demand. The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.3% ...

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

Inflation versus deflation? Bull market versus bear market? The economy is confusing enough for the average person without all the jargon. While most Americans just want to know how much a carton of ...

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Deflation is a troubling economic condition characterized by declining prices in goods, services and wages. Deflation is usually the consequence of a slowing or stagnant economy. When an economy slows ...

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 ...

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