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.
No! Really, thatâs what those having dealings with them refer to them as. The actual meaning of CIA is âCentral Intelligence Agencyâ. They are the agency tasked with finding any and all intelligence information on and about enemy forces/governments, etc. They also conduct covert (spy) operations in foreign countries and are the US quivalent to MI6 of the British Intelligence corpsâ¦Americaâs verion of âJames Bondâ, only not as dramatic and flashy as the movie character.