Inflation has eased gradually across the broad U.S. economy, and some areas of consumer spending, such as furniture and gasoline, have even deflated over the past year. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

Inflation happens when prices rise and purchasing power falls, while deflation occurs when prices drop and purchasing power increases. Both can strain an economy if they move too far in either ...

China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but the full-year rate slumped to the ...

Discover how deflation increases purchasing power yet risks higher unemployment and debt defaults. Learn its impact on consumers and the broader economy.

Food inflation increased to 3.3% in December, outstripping wider shop price inflation of 0.7%, according to newly published ...

After grappling with high inflation for more than two years, American consumers are now seeing an economic trend that many might only dimly remember: falling prices — but only on certain types of ...

As noted, all the performance for the week was in the small caps (Russell 2000) taking its year-to-date performance from flat the prior week (ending July 5 th) to the 6% level. Apparently, market ...

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 ...

The Goldilocks recovery in financial markets led by the Tech sector may not endure, and the focus should be on what comes next. The options for the future include deflation, stagflation, or a crack-up ...

Inflation has been cooling for several months, but markets and the economy would suffer if sharp deflation sets in. Deflation can eat away at company earnings and margins, which would drive stock ...