Inflation data for April released across EMs suggest that the energy price shock has pushed fuel inflation up materially and that surveys of firms’ inflation expectations are rising sharply. So far, most EM central banks have been in wait-and-see mode and left interest rates on hold, but further adverse moves in energy prices would trigger far stronger inflation pressures and widespread monetary tightening.
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