Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 18:02
Eurozone consumer prices fell 0.2 percent in December, entering negative territory for the first time since financial crisis in October 2009 and raising fears of deflation, EU data showed Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 17:45
"If inflation is too low for too long, then it can happen that people will bet on a further fall in prices and postpone spending. We haven`t reached that point yet. But we have to prepare for that risk," Draghi said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 08:53
After a breathless year of action and now a new political crisis in Greece, the European Central Bank may finally roll out its heavy artillery in 2015 in its battle against deflation, analysts said.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 13:19
They said that the 'base effect' was the main reason for the falling inflation, which stood at a much higher level a year ago.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 17:45
Switzerland`s central bank held its key lending rate on Thursday but revised downwards its forecast for prices, warning that "deflation risks have increased once again".
Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 10:10
The European Central Bank, at its final meeting of the year on Thursday, will prime the markets for new anti-deflation measures, but will wait until early next year to act, analysts said.
Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 11:05
The Commission, the EU`s executive branch, delivers official opinions on euro government budget plans under new powers given to Brussels during the eurozone debt crisis.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 10:47
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday said its monetary easing blitz was winning the war on deflation as it held off announcing any fresh measures to stimulate the economy.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 23:11
The European Central Bank on Thursday forcefully underlined its determination to take action should euro zone inflation risk turning into deflation or rising money market rates threaten the bloc`s fragile recovery.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 13:48
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is readying a USD 182 billion package this week in his latest bid to pull the economy out of deflation and bolster it ahead of the tax hike next April.
Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 09:20
Japan`s war on deflation got a boost last month with a key inflation indicator rising at its fastest pace in 15 years, new data showed Friday, as Tokyo battles to reverse years of falling prices.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 10:01
The euro edged lower in Asia Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting as markets wait to see if policymakers cut rates on the back of worrying deflation data.
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