By Vivek Kumar China’s consumer prices climbed for the third straight month in April, marking a positive trend, yet producer prices remained on a downward trajectory. This dichotomy signals enduring challenges for the world’s No. 2 economy. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed a 0.3 per cent year-on-year increase in consumer prices, compared to a 0.1 per cent rise in March, surpassing economists’ expectations of a 0.2 per cent uptick. Core inflation, excluding volatile food and fuel prices, also saw a slight increase from 0.6 per cent in March to 0.7 per cent in April. O…
