Oil prices, African Swine Fever & EM inflation

Our measure of aggregate EM inflation, which hit a four and a half year high last month, should fall over the course of this year as the disruption caused by African Swine Fever fades. But this is largely a China story. For most EMs, higher oil prices and core price pressures will cause headline inflation rates to rise.

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