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Inflationary pressures are accelerating across major economies, with China's Producer Price Index (PPI) jumping 5% year-over-year to its highest level in four years, and India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reaching 11.39%. These figures indicate that commodity cost pass-through is gaining momentum, driven by energy prices and supply chain constraints. The data complicates the outlook for central banks, suggesting that inflation may prove stickier than expected, which supports gold prices and keeps pressure on rate-sensitive assets ahead of the upcoming US CPI release.
Global Inflation Pressures
Inflationary pressures are accelerating across major economies, with China's Producer Price Index (PPI) jumping 5% year-over-year to its highest level in four years, and India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reaching 11.39%. These figures indicate that commodity cost pass-through is gaining momentum, driven by energy prices and supply chain constraints. The data complicates the outlook for central banks, suggesting that inflation may prove stickier than expected, which supports gold prices and keeps pressure on rate-sensitive assets ahead of the upcoming US CPI release.