Oil prices slid back to US$100/barrel overnight after the G7 said it’s ready to release reserves. China’s consumer price inflation rose in February, but producer prices are still falling. So there’s still room for China to cut rates. And Asia’s currencies are hit hard.

And then in our deep-dive interview, ANZ Greater China Economist Vicky Xiao Zhou explores China’s slower growth target, albeit with much better exports than most expected last year.