Deflation is inflation's polar opposite, a period of decreasing prices. This isn't always good news. Read on to learn more ...

What Causes Deflation? There are two big causes of deflation: a decrease in demand or growth in supply. Each is tied back to the fundamental economic relationship between supply and demand. A decline ...

The Bank of Japan is set to maintain its massive stimulus programme on Thursday and vow to take further action if the economic fallout from the coronavirus shock threatens a return to deflation.