Asia week ahead: China and India release highly anticipated inflation data in Stock News 09/05/2026 India: Modest rise in inflation expected India’s inflation is expected to accelerate, but the increase should be modest. Retail gasoline prices are still capped, and core inflation remains contained. Instead, the main driver will be the second‑round effects of higher oil prices on food inflation. China: Growth in trade expected, while inflation to remain modest China’s trade data is scheduled for release on Saturday. We expect export growth of around 6.5% and imports to increase by 20.4%, resulting in a trade surplus of $71.6bn. We expect a slight boost in year-on-year trade with the US. Last April marked the escalation of the Liberation Day tariffs and the US-China trade war. Markets will watch whether the data better reflects the impact of higher energy prices. On Monday, China releases its inflation data. We expect the CPI to stay unchanged at 1.0% YoY and PPI to accelerate further to 1.9% YoY. Source: ING 2026-05-09 hellenicshippingnews... tweet Share