After encountering rapid price increases for more than two years, discounts at some stores would certainly feel like a much-needed respite. But business leaders, economists and investment moguls ...

Deflation has occurred in segments of the U.S. economy over the past year, according to the consumer price index. Some imported goods, consumer electronics and energy and food items have seen declines ...

Inflation versus deflation? Bull market versus bear market? The economy is confusing enough for the average person without all the jargon. While most Americans just want to know how much a carton of ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Ahead of the December meeting, one economist argued the Federal Reserve's "dangerously high" interest rate hikes are transitory, and that the Fed will make cuts in the first quarter of next year. On ...

When prices go down, it’s generally considered a good thing—at least when it comes to your favorite shopping destinations. When prices go down across the entire economy, however, it’s called deflation ...

After a historic run-up in inflation, Americans are now starting to see something they haven’t in three years: deflation. To be sure, deflation—that is, falling prices—is largely confined to ...

The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices falling for the first time in more than two years in another sign of weakening demand. The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.3% ...

Americans, stressed as they are by inflation, might welcome news that prices are falling, as they are in China. Deflation, however, is seldom good economic news, and it certainly is not for China. The ...