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

Whereas the U.S. continues to grapple with elevated prices, China is dealing with the opposite problem. In July, the world's second largest economy slipped into deflationary territory, with consumer ...

Lower grocery prices may soon be coming for shoppers. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Thursday that the US food industry may be heading into a period of deflation after three years of punishing price ...

Deflation, contrary to inflation, is when prices fall for certain goods and services. Deflation tends not to occur across the overall U.S. economy outside of recessions. However, consumer prices have ...

Americans, stressed as they are by inflation, might welcome news that prices are falling, as they are in China. Deflation, however, is seldom good economic news, and it certainly is not for China. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deflation could become a headwind for stocks, Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson warned. That's because falling prices takes away firms' pricing power, which hurts earnings. "[T]his is a slippery slope for ...

Japan may be at an inflection point in its 25-year battle with deflation as price and wage rises show signs of broadening, the government said on Tuesday, signaling its conviction the economy was ...

After encountering rapid price increases for more than two years, discounts at some stores would certainly feel like a much-needed respite. But business leaders, economists and investment moguls ...