Deflation

Investors and businesses use the swaps to hedge their interest rate exposure by exchanging a fixed-rate income stream for floating rates

The nine-day Lunar New Year break boosted domestic travel and consumer spending

The country’s economy remains in the grip of deflation that’s eating away at income and profits

[BEIJING] China’s annual consumer inflation accelerated to a 21-month peak in November, mainly driven by food prices, while factory-gate deflation deepened, with underlying trends suggesting domestic ...

The country’s worst flood on record has killed nearly 200 people and so far caused an estimated 500 billion baht in losses

Technology shares are facing a reality check with lukewarm third-quarter results

ONE of China’s biggest e-commerce platforms said it generated record sales during the country’s massive annual online shopping gala, belying concerns that persistent deflation is discouraging consumer...

Overcapacity in some industries has led to a glut of production, forcing firms to cut prices to survive

This will present some of the biggest challenges to policymakers as they try to end nine straight quarters of economy-wide price declines