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.
Quite simply, intelligence is the information our nationâs leaders need to keep our country safe. Our leaders, like the President, make policy decisions based on this intelligence. Since they donât have time to read other countriesâ newspapers or watch foreign TV newscasts, we do that for them â collecting current intelligence. We also gather information other countries may not wish to share openly.