Americans may envy China’s deflation. They shouldn’t.

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 ...

TOKYO -- With the stock market plunging to 16-year lows, talk of deflationary dangers and a morass of confusion in its political leadership, Japan appears to be headed toward a serious economic crisis ...

While U.S. investors struggle with the harmful impacts of inflation at home, the second-largest economy in the world is waging the complete opposite war in 2023. For much of this year, China has ...

While deflation may seem like a good thing, it can signal an impending recession and hard economic times. When people feel prices are headed down, they delay purchases in the hopes that they can buy ...

China is likely to stick to its current annual economic growth target of around 5% next year, government advisers and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping was reportedly dismissive about the threat of deflation hitting the economy. While consumers can benefit from falling prices, persistent deflation can also lead to a ...

BEIJING -- When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment's value and the ...

During his Nov. 13 visit to Tokyo, U.S. President Barack Obama emphasized that Japan, as the world’s second largest economy, has a special role in the global marketplace. One week later, it’s becoming ...

Market Securities' Christophe Barraud is consistently named a top economic forecaster by Bloomberg. He accurately predicted the Chinese government's latest move to prop up its economy. Barraud shared ...

Musk sees a future where AI reshapes work and productivity, predicting rapid deflation, talent scarcity and a world where ...