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On China’s Persistent Low Inflation

On China’s Persistent Low Inflation
A vegetable vendor waits for customers at a market in Beijing, China on Jan. 17, 2022. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images
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When the western advanced economies are losing control of inflation, China is praising herself as a global stabiliser with inflation staying as low as near two percent. True, China is one of the very few countries that can achieve the usual two percent inflation target at the moment. Nevertheless, we should question why this is the case. Once we learn the true cause to this from this piece, readers may find China will be able to achieve this “excellent inflation target” forever in the future! Notice that for emerging economies, inflation target is commonly set at four percent.

Law Ka-chung
Law Ka-chung
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Law Ka-chung is a commentator on global macroeconomics and markets. He has been writing numerous newspaper and magazine columns and talking about markets on various TV, radio, and online channels in Hong Kong since 2005. He covers all types of economics and finance topics in the United States, Europe, and Asia, ranging from macroeconomic theories to market outlook for equities, currencies, rates, yields, and commodities. He has been the chief economist and strategist at a Hong Kong branch of the fifth-largest Chinese bank for more than 12 years. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, MSc in Mathematics, and MSc in Astrophysics.
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