China Downplays Deflation Troubles. Bond Vigilantes Aren’t Buying It.
Aging populations, as Japan taught us, are inherently deflationary. Folks in their 70s don’t spend the way 20-somethings do.
China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier ...
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China's consumer inflation slows further in December, stoking deflation worries
China’s consumer prices in December edged up 0.1% in line with expectations from a year earlier, National Bureau of ...
China Consumer Prices Weaken Further, Adding to Deflation Worries
China’s consumer inflation weakened further toward zero, decelerating for a fourth straight month in a setback for government ...
China’s New Loans Drop for First Time in 13 Years on Weak Demand
New loans extended by Chinese banks posted their first decline since 2011 last year, underscoring weak demand for financing ...
China’s bond market is screaming deflation
Xi Jinping might be able to muzzle Chinese economists, but the message of the bond market is harder to silence. And right now it’s howling that China is sliding towards a Japanese-style deflationary ...
NZD/USD softens to near 0.5600 amid China deflation pressure
The NZD/USD pair remains weak to around 0.5600 during the early Asian session on Friday. The firmer Greenback and deflation ...
Deflation fears grow as China’s inflation nears zero in December
The near-zero consumer inflation reflects China's ongoing struggle with subdued domestic demand, raising fears of a ...
China’s consumer prices weaken further, adding to deflation worries
Entrenched cycle of price decreases holds back household spending and damages corporate revenues . Read more at ...