The country is grappling with mammoth debt, a real-estate market downturn, high levels of youth unemployment, and a broad ...

Japan and Bangladesh—and the average rate across the continent’s ten biggest economies is a tame 1.3%. Consumer prices have ...

China's producer deflation eased in August, suggesting Beijing's efforts to rein in excessive competition and price cuts in ...

May 7 -- In the last six months, prices have been falling on a number of goods and services. While that sounds like good news for consumers, it could give the U.S. economy a problem that hasn't ...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping was reportedly dismissive about the threat of deflation hitting the economy. While consumers can benefit from falling prices, persistent deflation can also lead to a ...

Consumer prices in China fell by their most in six months in August as food prices dropped sharply, registering their ...

Since the beginning of the year, China’s economic growth has proved to be more robust than expected. Exports have withstood ...

CPI inflation shrank 0.4% year-on-year in August, government data showed on Wednesday. This compared to expectations for a ...

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 ...

After weeks of calls by the Japanese government to do something about deflation and the fast appreciating yen, the Bank of Japan held an emergency meeting Tuesday — and decided what the world’s second ...