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Inflation Expected To Continue To Decelerate in December

CHINA
  • China inflation data will come out during the overnight session (1.30am London time), with market expecting inflationary pressures to continue to ease.
  • PPI inflation is expected to decelerate to 11.3% YoY in December, down from 12.9% the previous month (and down from a 26-year high of 13.5% reached in October 2021).
  • We previously saw that the sharp contraction in Chinese 'liquidity' (TSF 12M Sum) has been pricing in a deceleration in inflation in the coming 9 to 12 months.
  • The chart below shows that annual change in Total Social Financing 12M sum has strongly led PPI inflation (by 9 months) in the past 15 years.
  • Interestingly, inflation has been decelerating in numerous Asian/ SE Asian countries in recent months (i.e. India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines).
  • A decrease in inflationary pressures leaves more room for policy easing, which could support domestic risky assets such as equities that are currently trading at 'distressed' levels.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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