"We have to dispense with the question, 'Is there a deflation?' and the answer is, 'No.'" So says European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. The ECB claims all is well, but the economic condition ...

China's economy continues to trend in the wrong direction. In the latest sign of the country's worsening deflation problem, fresh data showed consumer prices in China tumbled in January at the ...

“Goldman Sachs has suggested that investors look to Japan’s ‘lost decade’ as a guide to the future of the Chinese stockmarket.” – The Economist (Jan. 11, 2025 After two decades of rapid expansion, ...

BEIJING — When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment's value and the ...

Pedestrians walk along a bridge pass buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China. China’s deflation problem hasn’t yet reached crisis proportions. But Xi Jinping’s team is ...

BEIJING — When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment’s value and the ...

Investors are closely watching China, whose stock market gyrations, deflation problem and property woes are casting a shadow over global growth outlook. According to the IMF, demand for new housing in ...

Deflation is when prices decrease over time. It stands in contrast to inflation, which is when prices rise. Deflation can be driven by many different factors, including an increase in productivity and ...

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BEIJING (AP) — When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment’s value and ...