One of deflation’s most severe impacts is higher unemployment. As prices fall, businesses earn less revenue, leading to ...

Deflation, on the other hand ... For instance, using the above example, let’s say inflation fell from 3% to 2%—the individual with the savings account would now have a real interest rate ...

However, deflation is typically a sign of a weak economy ... investment flows and commodity prices," Rose says. For example, China imports about 70% of the global share of traded iron ore ...