According to mainstream economists, inflation aids economic growth while deflation impairs growth. Austrian economists, ...

Sanae Takaichi, poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, advocates expansionist economic policies, potentially influencing the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates. Her pro-spending ...

(RTTNews) - The Chinese economy still faces the risk of slipping into a deflationary trap, Capital Economics' economist Gabriel Ng said. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday ...

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 ...

Deflation is when prices decrease over time. It stands in contrast to inflation, which is when prices rise. Deflation can be driven by many different factors, including an increase in productivity and ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in May while consumer prices extended declines, as the economy grappled with trade tensions and 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 ...

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 ...

China's economic growth slowed in August as retail sales, factory output and investment weakened, raising deflation concerns and global trade risks ...