Deflation

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• Deflation would be the stuff of nightmares for European economies

  7 Sep 2014: The world has been haunted by the fear of deflation since the 30s. Now it is a very real prospect for the eurozone, writes Paul Mason

• Draghinomics – Abenomics, European-style

  1 Sep 2014:

  ECB president Mario Draghi can follow a similar economic route to Shinzo Abe's experiment in Japan. It's a risky path worth taking

• Eurozone gripped by deflation fears as inflation rate hits five-year low

  29 Aug 2014: ECB chief Mario Draghi is under pressure to act but experts say immediate measures are unlikely

• Clothes and shoes lead slide in prices

  6 Aug 2014: July saw the fastest rate of deflation since the British Retail Consortium/Nielsen series began in December 2006
  

• Eurozone nears deflation with price rise of just 0.4% so far this year

  31 Jul 2014:

  Speculation now mounting European Central Bank will come up with own version of quantitative easing

• ECB launches bold measures including negative interest rate to boost eurozone

  5 Jun 2014: European Central Bank cuts deposit rate to -0.1%, with chief Mario Draghi also unveiling €400bn of cheap funding

• ECB's justified action will help but is no panacea for eurozone deflationary ills

  5 Jun 2014: Larry Elliott: European banks reluctance to lend is not for lack of money but preference for bolstering balance sheets instead of making loans

• Q&A: what are negative interest rates?

  5 Jun 2014: European Central Bank has cut the interest rate banks receive when they deposit money with the ECB

• European Central Bank prepares to act - what are its options?

  5 Jun 2014: From cutting interest rates to doing nothing, here are the ECB's main options for Thursday's key meeting as it tries to tackle deflation in the eurozone

• Bank holiday discounts drive British retail to 13th month of deflation

  4 Jun 2014: Prices continued to fall last month, says British Retail Consortium, with some let-up in food prices where inflation held at 0.7%

• Eurozone inflation fall raises prospects of damaging deflationary spiral

  3 Jun 2014: Surprise fall from 0.7% in April to 0.5% in May means European Central Bank will likely act this week with interest rate cut

• Mario Draghi hints at ECB rate cut to avoid deflation

  26 May 2014: European Central Bank may launch 'pre-emptive action' against deflation, and quantitative easing remains an option

• Will the European Central Bank take the OECD's advice and embrace QE?

  6 May 2014: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development wants Thursday's ECB council meeting to cut interest rates and embrace quantitative easing

• What a spectacles case can tell us about property prices and climate change

  26 Apr 2014: Take away the rose-tinted glasses and see the damage being done to our planet and the economy by ultra-low prices

• IMF urges European Central Bank to mull cutting interest rates below zero

  19 Feb 2014: The International Monetary Fund warns deflation in the eurozone is a key new risk for the world economy

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