"Thisrate hikesuggests that theMarchCPI that is to be releasedearlynext weekmay have surprised to the upside," saidMorgan StanleyeconomistWang Qing inanote.
During the depths of the financial crisis, when money was being sought for Morgan Stanley from CIC, Hank Paulson, then America's treasury secretary, called Mr Wang for his blessing (and got a lukewarm reception).