Fact checked by Daniel Rathburn Reviewed by Robert C. Kelly Key Takeaways Inflation occurs when prices rise quickly; deflation occurs when prices fall.Central banks influence interest rates to manage ...
By Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's long fight with deflation risks morphing into something ...
China's consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending.
Japan is considering a reduction ⁠in ⁠buybacks of inflation-linked government ⁠bonds as investor demand swells amid rising ...
Official data shows the share of loss-making industrial companies in China climbed to 24 per cent in 2025, the highest this century Read more at The Business Times.
China has capped fuel price hikes to shield consumers from an oil shock triggered by the Iran war, economists warn rising ...
We expect further push from the belated pass-through of the 1Q2026 [first quarter 2026] utility tariff hike while the Middle East war pushes Brent crude oil above US$83.0 per barrel, higher than the ...