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The PBOC’s inflation dilemma

The People’s Bank is powerless to stop consumer price inflation jumping above its target without undermining its broader mandate to support growth and employment. Given this trade-off we expect the central bank to prioritise the latter and ease monetary policy in the coming months.

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