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The Spectre of Inflation in Asia

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Apr 06, 2011
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Almost all of Asia is behind the inflation curve. And blaming US quantitative easing makes little sense when most of these countries – not just China – have been continuing to mop up US treasuries and other low-yield western debt, rather than follow policies which would damp inflation but might harm exports.

Consumer price inflation hit 5 percent in Sing…

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