CHINA CORE CPI (Y/Y): 0.8% (EST 0.9%; PREV 1.0%)

China's core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.8% year-on-year, slightly below the 0.9% consensus estimate and down from the prior reading of 1.0%. The softer print extends a pattern of weak underlying price pressure in the Chinese economy, reinforcing expectations that domestic demand remains subdued and reducing the scope for inflation to justify a tighter policy stance. For the USD, a lower Chinese core inflation reading tends to support expectations of continued monetary easing in China relative to the United States, which can widen the policy rate differential and weigh on the yuan, with knock-on effects for regional currencies and risk sentiment. Chinese government bonds and onshore equities are most directly exposed, as weak core inflation feeds into easing expectations, while commodity-linked currencies with heavy China trade exposure may also come under pressure. Traders will be watching the next China PBOC policy communication and the upcoming headline CPI and PPI releases for confirmation of whether disinflationary momentum is broadening beyond core categories.

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