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Japan’s Inflation Surge Is Now A Political Crisis
On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very ...
Japan Trade Deal Means Less Inflation. Bonds Are Pricing It In.
So-called break-even inflation rates, which reflect the bond market’s expectations of how fast prices will rise, are at ...
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Trump’s Big Trade Deal With Japan Is Already Falling Apart
According to Trump and his administration, in return for a reduction in tariffs, Japan would invest $550 billion in certain U ...
Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
The increase in rice prices slowed marginally to a 100.2% increase year over year, down from 101.7% in May.
Trump says he's struck "massive" trade deal with Japan calling for 15% tariffs
That's down from the 25% levies he proposed earlier this month. Japan's prime minister says duties on autos from his nation ...
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Are Higher Tariffs Causing Inflation?
First, are tariffs higher? It’s been hard to follow the many impositions, cancellations, negotiations and pauses in tariff ...
Japan Inflation Eases, But BOJ Still Faces Policy Challenges
A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...
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Japan Core Inflation Hits 2-Year High, Keeps Rate-Hike Bets Alive
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation hit a more than two-year high in May, exceeding the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, keeping it under pressure to resume interest rate ...
Japan's Ishiba says he'll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high ...