Thanks for joining me. China’s consumer prices are falling at their fastest pace in 15 years, leaving the world’s largest economy battling with the effects of deflation.
Its consumer prices index fell by 0.8pc in January, delivering another blow to Beijing amid a property crisis, soaring youth unemployment and a global slowdown that is hammering demand for Chinese goods.
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