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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that while the Japanese central bank are now closer to the inflation target than any time during the last few decades, the BoJ is not quite there.
The markets will be closely watching an auction of Japan's longest tenor bonds on Wednesday to see if debt investors will continue to put up with the worsening finances of major government issuers.
The private sector has joined the government in pushing for 1% real wage growth annually over the next five years, as wages in Japan continue to fall on an inflation-adjusted basis.
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Al Jazeera on MSNJapan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food stapleThe price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan must be vigilant to the risk rising food prices could push up underlying inflation that is already near its 2 per cent target, Governor Kazuo Ueda said, signalling the central bank’s readiness to continue its rate hikes.
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Japan announced a bundle of measures Tuesday worth more than $15 billion aimed at shielding small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) from the impact of US tariffs. The key Washington ally is subject to the same 10 per cent baseline tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on most nations, plus steeper levies on cars, steel and aluminium.
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government bonds remained stable on Friday, after a volatile week in which super-long yields hit record highs as inflation and fiscal concerns sapped demand for debt.
Japan's inflation will remain in focus this week, with BoJ Core CPI and Services Producer Price Index on Tuesday and Tokyo Core CPI on Friday. Click to read.