Japan’s m/m ‘wholesale inflation’ measure, PPI, is expected to pull back.
For China, m/m CPI is expected to be subdued, despite rising costs for manufacturers,- both for the inputs they buy and the goods they produce, as a result of the Middle East conflict. Further upward pressure is likely from the surge in electronic component prices fuelled by the global AI investment wave, as well as Beijing’s moves to rein in overcapacity and cut-throat competition among domestic producers.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.