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 ...

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 ...

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 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 brought an increase in overall inflation that hadn’t been seen in decades — higher demand and lower supply (combined with supply chain issues) all ...

Inflation has cooled significantly in recent months — but you may still find yourself paying more at the grocery store or the doctor's office than before the pandemic. It's a big reason why people are ...

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 ...

The worsening global recession has heightened concerns that the United States and other economies could enter a sustained period of deflation, as did Japan in the 1990s and the United States during ...