Prices Won’t Stop Falling in China, and Beijing Is Grasping for Solutions
As prices spiral downward, companies are pumping out more goods to avoid losses, creating a vicious cycle that is eroding ...
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Prices won’t stop falling in China, and Beijing is grasping for solutions
The fear is that deflation is becoming ingrained in China ... they think prices will drop even more. “It becomes a vicious cycle," said Penelope Prime, founding director of the China Research ...
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China’s stubborn deflation really is a global economic problem
China is spiraling deeper into deflation, and it’s not just Beijing’s problem anymore—it’s everybody’s. Prices have been ...
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Is China Engaging in Controlled Deflation? What It Means for Global Consumers
Deflation, characterised by falling prices, can seem beneficial to consumers at first glance, but its long-term implications—both within China and globally—warrant closer scrutiny, particularly for ...
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Poor China data impacts euro area growth
It's no coincidence that poor China data and poor Euro area data coincide. Analysts have long expected that China's deflation ...
The Australian Financial Review16d
The four charts that show what’s wrong with China’s economy
The third challenge is intensifying deflation, with both consumer and ... The result is a vicious cycle where overcapacity leads to price cuts and lower profits, which in turn affects employment ...
Xi digs in with top-down economic plan even as China drowns in debt
As Beijing braces for a new showdown over trade, Xi Jinping is digging in on economic policies aimed at making China the ...
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What China’s Persistent Deflation Means for the World
China’s spiral into deflation is proving hard to fix. Prices in the world’s second-biggest economy have fallen for six consecutive quarters, and if they fall for one more quarter, the run ...