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What is more, demand in many Asian countries is weak. Some places, including South Korea, are experiencing business-cycle ...

In other words, if Japan can make progress in overcoming its chronic economic malaise, deflation will eventually disappear without a direct attack by policymakers.

In plain language: Inflation is low enough. The new worry is deflation — something the U.S. economy hasn't experienced since the Depression of the 1930s.

China faces a “toxic combination” of deflation and devaluation which Japan did not experience. It may be a sign of greater economic instability.

(Read: “Japan’s Latest Economic Ailment: Deflation.”) With demand so low, few firms will be willing to borrow which means the impact of another round of easing is likely to be limited.

Deflation is an abstract economic concept, but it reflects very concretely in Zhou's personal balance sheet, as it does for millions of others.

But deflation has been devastating for Japan's homeowners who bought property about 10 years ago and have seen its value nose dive, in some cases by about one-third of the price they paid.

New signs of deflation in China are stoking demand for national stimulus to revive the economy. Consumer prices rose by 0.4% in September, while producer prices fell by 2.8%. China's headwinds ...

“Don’t people like it when things are cheaper?” Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked his advisers.

China’s first contraction in outstanding loans since 2005 has crystallized worries about a deepening downturn for the world’s ...