Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 08:54
The producer price index (PPI) fell 5.9 percent in August from the same period last year, its 42nd consecutive month of decline and the biggest drop since the depths of the global financial crisis in late 2009, data showed on Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 15:13
RBI is scheduled to come out with its bi-monthly policy review on September 29.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 16:14
Government on Wednesday flagged deflation as a new challenge for the economy but expressed hope that the growth will be close to 8 percent in the current fiscal year, notwithstanding lower first quarter GDP number.
Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 20:27
American brokerage Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) on Friday said the "deflation" on the wholesale price index is likely to continue till October.
Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 07:09
Japan`s core inflation picked up for the first time in 10 months in March, data showed Friday, giving relief to the central bank, which has been struggling to beat years of deflation.
Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 17:52
Whisper it, but the next challenge for financial markets and policymakers may not be deflation, but the remarkable surge in oil prices from the six-year low touched in January.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 13:41
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation has been in the negative zone since November 2014 mainly on account of cheaper food and fuel products.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 20:46
Deflation in the eurozone eased in March, official data showed Tuesday, reducing concerns that the European economy faces a dangerous spiral after four straight months of falling consumer prices.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 21:39
The euro lurched closer to parity with the dollar Thursday, in a boost to eurozone exporters battling deflation risks at home.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 15:42
The ECB has bought 9.8 billion euros ($10.4 billion) in eurozone bonds in the first three days of its programme to ward off deflation and stimulate growth, a senior official said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 08:36
The programme calls for the eurozone central bank to buy around 60 billion euros of public and private bonds each month -- a policy it will apply until at least September 2016.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 18:23
The Bank of England on Thursday voted to keep its main interest rate at 0.50 percent for a sixth year running, as Britain balances deflation fears against steady growth.
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