Oil markets remained subdued in early trading in Asia on Friday after weak data from Japan reinforced concerns over global economic growth, while strong seasonal demand from China helped support prices in the short-term. Japan’s core consumer prices fell 0.1 percent in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking the first year-on-year drop since April 2013. The index includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices. HSBC said that markets had focused too much on China’s slowdown, warning that many developed economies were faltering. “It turns out that developed market imports haven’t been anywhere near as robust as relatively upbeat local demand data would suggest … For all their recent swagger, developed markets are hardly firing on all cylinders. So, don’t just blame China,” the bank said on Friday. […]