China’s inflation jumped to its highest in three years with its consumer price index surging 6.4% year-over-year in June. The spike has been fueled by escalating food prices despite that the central bank’s effort to tame inflation by pushing up the RRR (Reserve Requirement Ratio) for commercial banks six times this year, while raising interest rates five times since September, most recently on July 6……..
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