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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

When prices go down, it’s generally considered a good thing—at least when it comes to your favorite shopping destinations. When prices go down across the entire economy, however, it’s called deflation ...

(Original Caption) 1930-New York, NY- Run on Bowery Savings Bank. Photo shows depositors lining up to withdraw thier money. In The Rise of Carry, which I co-authored with Tim and Jamie Lee, we ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

With the Fed's hiking cycle likely to have ended, the bullish case for gold is clear and well-documented. However, while banking sector instability has led to lower rate expectations, it has also led ...

After a historic run-up in inflation, Americans are now starting to see something they haven’t in three years: deflation. To be sure, deflation—that is, falling prices—is largely confined to ...

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% ...