Definition: Deflation is when asset and consumer prices fall over time. This may seem like a great thing for shoppers, except that the cause of widespread deflation is a long-term drop in demand. It means that a recession is probably underway. That brings job losses, declining wages and a big hit to your stock portfolio. As a recession worsens, so does deflation.
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is an intelligence bureau in the United States Department of State tasked with analyzing information.
What does CIA mean? Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (noun) an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council