Tariffs and renminbi fall won’t cause jump in inflation

If carried out, China’s threat last week to expand tariffs to cover more than 70% of its imports from the US would nudge up import costs, though only very slightly. The renminbi’s recent depreciation will have a bigger impact but still not big enough to warrant any concerns about a surge in inflation.

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