CHINA DATA: October CPI and PPI due out 0930/0130 (local/GMT). Analysts
forecasting median Oct CPI growth unchanged at +1.9 y/y over September (range
1.6% to 2.1%), while PPI is expected to slow to -2.7 y/y versus the previous
-3.6. Industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment data also due
out later in the day at 1330/0530 (local/GMT). PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said
Thursday the economy stabilized over September and October. Government officials
still cite inflation as a threat, but falling CPI has fueled hopes for a more
aggressive pace of easing that have been disappointed so far.