{
  "id": 631307,
  "title": "Why China’s war on deflation is faltering in real time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-chinas-war-on-deflation-is-faltering-in-real-time",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/why-chinas-war-on-deflation-is-faltering-in-real-time/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NEW YORK – Earlier hopes that China had beaten deflation took a hit this week. China’s consumer prices rose just 0.5% year-on-year in July, down from June’s 1% rate — the slowest pace in six months and the third straight month of deceleration, despite surging energy prices amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Producer prices slowed […] The post Why China’s war on deflation is faltering in real time…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}