Stocks Edge Lower as China Factory Inflation Jumps: EM Review

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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:

Highlights:

Asset moves as of 4:20 p.m. in New YorkWeekly
MSCI EM stocks index-0.6%
MSCI EM FX index+0.1%
Bloomberg Barclays global EM local-currency bond index (Up to Thursday)+0.6%

Asia:

EMEA:

Latin America:

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