SINGAPORE -- Inflation is catching up to Southeast Asia, fueling speculation that rapidly increasing prices of food, energy and services could force the region's central banks to raise interest rates sooner than expected.
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Faster Southeast Asian inflation puts rate hike outlook in focus
Central banks feel pressure to contain surging prices
A supermarket in Singapore. Rising food and energy prices are expected to weigh heavily on Southeast Asian households. © Reuters
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