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Central banks step up policy loosening

Over the past month, central banks in South Korea, Thailand, Australia and Pakistan have all cut their policy rates. The moves come in response to continued weakness in exports, which has caused GDP growth to slow across most of the region. High food prices are putting upward pressure on inflation in some countries. However, the big picture is that price pressures are likely to remain relatively low and are unlikely to be an obstacle to further policy loosening.

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