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Deflation

February 2024

  • People walk past a statue of a dragon on the street as decoration for the upcoming lunar new year, in Shanghai, China, 07 February 2024.

    In the year of the dragon, will China breathe fire into its deflating economy?

  • A giant dragon lantern greets tourists near the frozen Houhai lake in Beijing.

    China consumer prices plunge at fastest rate for 15 years as deflation fears deepen

August 2023

  • The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, 9 August 2023

    China’s economy is struggling but fears of sustained deflation are premature

    Trade with rest of world is shrinking and youth unemployment is at 20% but state interventions are expected

December 2021

  • Global stock markets are in for a rollercoaster ride in 2022.

    Global financial markets brace for a bumpy ride in 2022

    Soaring inflation, rising interest rates and further supply chain disruption will fuel volatility, economists say

September 2016

  • Joseph Stiglitz

    Project Syndicate economists
    A better economic plan for Japan

    Joseph Stiglitz
    Japan has been mired in economic malaise for more than two decades – and it is likely to stay there unless it changes tack, dramatically
  • A shopping basket of food items

    Latest post-Brexit vote data may dispel doom and gloom

    Economists expect data showing food prices falling and UK manufacturing and services ‘proving resilient’ despite referendum result
  • A woman shopper with a basket of meat and fruit

    Morrisons to slash food prices by up to 12%

    Cuts to 160 meat, veg and fruit products prompted by accelerating food deflation and intensifying supermarket price war

August 2016

  • City scene at night, Tokyo, Japan

    Japan PM launches spending programme to boost economy

    Shinzo Abe unveils tax and spending measures aimed at stimulating sluggish Japanese economy

April 2016

  • A jar of Marmite

    Unilever warns of fragile consumer market

  • Shoppers in street

    UK shoppers gain as prices fall again in March

February 2016

  • Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank

    ECB under mounting pressure to step up eurozone support

    Bloc slips into negative inflation for third time in a year prompting fears eurozone is heading for deflation
  • Larry Elliott Economics editor

    Economics blog
    Inflation rises, but we should still fear deflation

    Larry Elliott Economics editor
    The annual inflation rate was always likely to rise in early 2016 – the surprise is that it has not risen by more
  • A close-up of a euro coin

    Stock markets rally as Mario Draghi hints further stimulus on way

    Markets rise sharply in belief ECB president will move towards negative interest rates and further QE to ease deflation fears

January 2016

  • Larry Elliott Economics editor

    Economics viewpoint
    Why the falling oil price may not lead to boom

    Larry Elliott Economics editor
  • The Bank of England

    Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold

  • Traders give the thumbs down at a stock trading hub

    Beware the great 2016 financial crisis, warns leading City pessimist

  • Oil pipelines in Malaysia

    Economics blog
    Don't bet against deflation's return

    Catherine Colebrook

December 2015

  • Larry Elliott Economics editor

    Mario Draghi's big bazooka turns into a peashooter

    Larry Elliott Economics editor
  • New 20 euro banknote

    Eurozone inflation data raises prospect of fresh ECB stimulus

November 2015

  • Larry Elliott Economics editor

    Economics blog
    Inflation should rise in November and into 2016

    Larry Elliott Economics editor
    Unlike headline inflation, the core measure of the cost of living actually rose in October
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