NEW YORK – Earlier hopes that China had beaten deflation took a hit this week. China’s consumer prices rose just 0.5% year-on-year in July, down from June’s 1% rate — the slowest pace in six months and the third straight month of deceleration, despite surging energy prices amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Producer prices slowed […]
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