deflation

The deflation of a leg stump knocked back with the clock barely beyond midnight.

Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.

He described “a slow-motion deflation” as a large number of generative artificial intelligence projects have failed and venture capital has dried up for some startup companies.

America’s hostility to Chinese exports is triggering anxiety in Beijing about deflation as China is forced to absorb goods intended for foreign markets.

Expectations are being managed to engineer an orderly deflation rather than a violent crash that could seriously harm AI’s credibility for years to come.