The renewed rise in oil prices has cast fresh uncertainty over the outlook for interest rates. But one thing that emerges from the latest CPI data is that there are a handful of countries where strong inflation pressures could prompt interest rate hikes in the coming months irrespective of developments in the Middle East. This includes Korea (tomorrow), India, the Philippines and Chile. And while not currently in our profile, tightening is possible in Colombia and Taiwan too.
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