Economics
Inflation Wave Reaches Asia With Signs Worst Is Yet to Come
- Rising energy costs feeding into higher food, consumer prices
- Investors selling out of Asia, pricing in higher inflation
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The world is now facing a synchronized inflation outbreak as food and energy prices surge in Asia, a shift from just a few months ago when the region appeared to avoid the price fever gripping the U.S. and parts of Europe.