Around the world, rapid economic recovery from the Covid shock unleashed the largest wave of inflation we have seen since the early 1980s. In response, in the summer of 2021, central banks began ...

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 ...

China slipped into deflation Tuesday, adding to Beijing's list of economic woes. But falling prices there could end up being good news for the rest of the world. Cheaper Chinese goods could lend a ...

China's consumer sector fell into deflation and factory-gate prices extended declines in July, as the world's second-largest economy struggled to revive demand and pressure mounted on Beijing to ...

As much of the world fights desperately to bring down soaring prices that are slashing living standards, China is trying to do the opposite. Consumer prices rose by just 0.7% in March, compared ...

China’s spiral into deflation is proving hard to fix. Prices in the world’s second-biggest economy have fallen for six consecutive quarters, and if they fall for one more quarter, the run ...

I’m Tom Hancock, a senior reporter in Hong Kong. Today I’m looking at what deflation in China means for the world. Send us feedback and tips to [email protected] or get in touch on X, the ...

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China has reported its exports rose 4.8% in May from a year earlier, lower than expected as shipments to the United States fell nearly 10% ...

Deflation in China is becoming increasingly difficult to reverse. If the world's second-biggest economy's prices continue to decrease for a seventh straight quarter, they will tie the record ...