Economics
Here’s How Surging Oil Prices Shift the Economic Outlook in Asia
- Inflation across the region expected to quicken due to oil
- Central banks face ‘balancing act’ between policy priorities
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Oil’s relentless surge above $125 a barrel threatens to stoke inflation across Asia, forcing central banks to decide whether to respond to higher prices with tighter policy, or hold off amid the blow to economic growth.