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Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Headline inflation in the country dropped to 3.3%, coming down from 3.5% in May. The so-called "core-core" inflation rate ...
Japan's core inflation slows but stays above BOJ target, keeps hike bets alive
Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...
Japan’s market is rallying, but its economy says it may be short-lived
Japan’s market is rallying, but bond markets are flashing warnings. With rising yields, political uncertainty, and fading ...
Investors are cheering Trump's 'massive' trade deal with Japan
With stocks at records, Trump's trade deal with Japan is another bullish catalyst for investors as the market moves toward ...
Buyers flee Japanese bonds as political, fiscal risks rise
Japanese government bonds tumbled on Wednesday, sending benchmark yields to near 17-year highs, as traders priced in ...
Why Japan’s currency could be the unlikely trigger for BOJ’s next big move
The bruising electoral defeat suffered by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has plunged the country into a state of political uncertainty, creating a significant new dilemma ...
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A ‘Roasting the Japanese Government Deserves’
The election Sunday is about inflation that has been running between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.
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Inflation? Not in Japan. And That Could Hold a Warning for the U.S.
Japan’s inability to lift inflation is “one of the biggest unsolved challenges in the profession,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University who has studied the issue.
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...