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| − | China's inflation rate grew more-than-forecast in March as higher fuel and food costs pushed up consumer prices.
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| − | Consumer prices grew by 3.6% in March from a year earlier, up from 3.2% in February. Analysts had forecast an increase of 3.3%.
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| − | Premier Wen Jiabao has cited inflation is one of China's main economic worries and has set a target of 4% for 2012.
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| − | Analysts said the data may prompt the central bank to hold back on monetary policy easing for now.
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| − | "I think the stronger-than-expected inflation could slow down the pace of monetary policy relaxing, although the basic direction of policy easing is intact," said Wang Jin of Guotai Securities in Shanghai.
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| − | We maintain our forecast that the central bank may cut the reserve ratio several times this year, but the chance of cutting interest rates has become even lower�
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| − | Wang Jin Guotai Securities
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| − | China's economy grew by 8.9% in the three months to the end of December from a year earlier, the slowest pace of growth in more than two years.
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| − | There have been concerns that its growth may slow even further amid a slowing demand for its exports from key markets such as the US and eurozone.
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| − | In a bid to sustain its pace of growth, China's central bank has been easing its monetary policy in recent months.
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| − | It has cut the amount of money banks must keep in reserve twice in the past few months, in effect giving them more money to lend to consumers, in a bid to boost lending and sustain economic growth.
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| − | There has been growing speculation that the central bank may cut the cost of borrowing in a further attempt to boost growth.
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| − | However, analysts said the higher-than-expected jump in consumer prices had reduced the chances of such move, not least because of fears that availability of easy money at low rates may push consumer prices higher.
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| − | "We maintain our forecast that the central bank may cut the reserve ratio several times this year, but the chance of cutting interest rates has become even lower," said Mr Wang.
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