food prices

Falling prices spur expectations of China rate cut

With inflation hitting a 30-month low, China needs more decisive monetary easing and may cut interest rates further in the coming weeks, if not days, says HSBC.

August 12, 2012

Chinese inflation falls sharply, time to ease?

October CPI fell to 5.5% year-on-year. Easing is on the way, but no cake for all.

November 09, 2011

Inflation threatens China's stability

Slower growth in China and a boost in domestic consumption will have lasting consequences for food prices, raising the prospect of social unrest, argues Renaissance Capital's Charles Robertson.

March 09, 2011

Inflation is not a threat to China, says CLSA

However, China will have to stomach higher structural inflation in the next few years as the nation gets wealthier and wages increase at a double-digit rate, the brokerage firm argues.

January 16, 2011