The price of consumer goods dipped to a seven year low during December as retailers resorted to aggressive discounting to boost Christmas sales, according to data from the British Retail Consortium.
Shoppers can look forward to low prices for at least the first few months of 2014, experts have said.
Figures from the British Retail Consortium suggested a stable global economy would keep prices down.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.