TOKYO (Reuters) - Recent positive economic signs suggest Japan is breaking out the grip of deflation that has stunted growth for years, according to a government analysis obtained by Reuters that also ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The threat of deflation in the euro zone could reverse a major investment trend of 2013, drawing funds out of stocks and into government bonds and cash. Europe is still some way ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's hardened rhetoric against price wars among producers is raising expectations Beijing may be about to kick off industrial capacity cuts in a long-awaited, but challenging, ...

In deciding this week to keep short-term interest rates at 1.25 percent, the Federal Reserve Board warned of "an unwelcome substantial fall in inflation." The topic also came up at its March meeting, ...

BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) - China's central bank has plenty of reasons to loosen policy as deflationary pressures in the economy deepen, but record credit growth is likely to limit the extent of any ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan's upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for recent price hikes on Prime ...