Some economists fear that excessive government debt will lead to an economic crisis and recession. However, the real threat ...

China’s consumer prices moved into deflation in February. Some of this is due to the timing of the lunar new year, and some of it is the impact of warmer weather on food prices (food has a higher ...

Deflation is an abstract economic concept but ... Lu’s family has burned through its savings and he fears that soon he won’t be able to pay his shop’s 6,000 yuan ($825) rent.

Tightened purse strings Deflation is an abstract economic concept ... Lu’s family has burned through its savings and he fears that soon he won’t be able to pay his shop’s 6,000 yuan ($ ...

The consumer price index fell 0.09% year-on-year last month, the first annual measure of deflation since March 2000, and well below market expectations for 0.60% inflation. Sign up here.

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 ...