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Deflation fears set to fade as broad price pressures rise

Headline inflation is likely to have edged down in October due to a fall in food price inflation. But the bigger picture is that underlying price pressures appear to be picking up. Looking ahead, we think that fears of deflation in China will look increasingly misplaced as inflation rebounds over the coming months.

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