Inflation fears set to return

Today’s inflation and loan data, and the latest statement from the People’s Bank, may reassure markets that the pace of tightening in China will not be as fast as many had feared. This seems right to us, but market jitters are likely to return when base effects lift inflation much higher in a month’s time.

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