Publishing date: Apr 11, 2021 • April 11, 2021 • 3 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) Emerging-market stocks crept lower over the week with the bulk of the declines on Friday after China said producer prices jumped in March, adding to concern inflation is gathering pace. It was a similar story in the U.S., where faster-than-expected producer-price inflation reported the same day pushed Treasury yields back up, crimping weekly gains in developing-world currencies.
The following is a roundup of key emerging-market news for the week through April 9:
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International Monetary Fund upgraded its global economic growth forecast for the second time in three months, predicting a 6% expansion. The fund also said China will drive the expansion in the coming years as the world recovers from the pandemicJerome Powell pledged to get the U.S. back to a “great economy” an