Discover how deflation increases purchasing power yet risks higher unemployment and debt defaults. Learn its impact on consumers and the broader economy.

Inflation happens when prices rise and purchasing power falls, while deflation occurs when prices drop and purchasing power increases. Both can strain an economy if they move too far in either ...

July Fourth saw big crowds, congested highways and full airplanes as tens of millions of Americans celebrated not only the country’s independence but their own liberation from the pandemic. There were ...

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 brought an increase in overall inflation that hadn’t been seen in decades — higher demand and lower supply (combined with supply chain issues) all ...

President Donald Trump suggested that inflation is on the decline and might continue to decrease, but also expressed concerns about the possibility of deflation. On Monday, Trump, while speaking to ...

Predicting the course of inflation is one of the most important challenges facing monetary policymakers. Useful aids to such prediction are the measures of expected future inflation obtained from ...

Explore how debt deflation increases real debt burdens during economic downturns and its potential spiral effects on the economy and borrowers.

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