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.
The noun INTELLIGENCE has 5 senses: 1. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. 2. a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy. 3. secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) 4. new information about specific and timely events. 5. the operation of gathering information about an enemy. Familiarity information: INTELLIGENCE used as a noun is common.