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Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...
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 ...
Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority: What Trump-inspired right-wing party’s gains mean
The success of the Sanseito party could reshape Japan’s domestic and foreign policy. It also aligns Japan with political ...
Japan PM’s future in doubt after election debacle
Mr Shigeru Ishiba’s coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its Upper House majority. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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 ...
A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition
The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...
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Japan’s inflation has been above target for over 3 years, but where ...
It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called "core-core ...
The New York Times4y
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.
The New York Sun1d
A ‘Roasting the Japanese Government Deserves’
The election Sunday is about inflation that has been running between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.