China's consumer prices grew at the slowest pace since September 2021 and producer prices declined the most in 33 months in March, providing some space for monetary policy maneuver.
Consumer prices gained 0.7 percent on a yearly basis in March, following an increase of 1.0 percent in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. Inflation was forecast to remain at 1.0 percent.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.