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Asia week ahead: Important inflation reports and key central bank decisions
Next week in Asia features several inflation reports from the region plus three central bank policy meetings. China inflation likely to moderate China will publish its CPI inflation data next week, and a decline in food prices post-Chinese New Year will likely lead to inflation pulling back to around 0.4% year-on-year. Trade data will also be released on Friday. Positive momentum from the first few months, typical seasonality, and a recovery of export orders in the March PMI will likely lead to sequential solid growth – but YoY numbers may look poor due to a strong March 2024, potentially dropping to negative ... (full story)