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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's Ishiba Says He'll Stay in Office to Tackle Inflation and US Tariffs Despite Election Loss
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...
Trade deal with US still weighs on Japan's inflation-hit economy
The Japan-U.S. trade deal provides only a brief relief, as tariffs remain at higher levels than before, threatening to hinder ...
BOJ sees trade deal as raising chance of meeting inflation goal
Japan's trade deal with the U.S. has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank's deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signaling optimism that conditions for resuming interest rate ...
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.
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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.
Japanese Yen and Aussie Dollar Forecasts: Tokyo Inflation Cools, US and China in Focus
Tokyo inflation eases but remains above target, keeping BoJ rate hikes on the table as USD/JPY reacts to softer data and US ...
Buyers flee Japanese bonds as political, fiscal risks rise
Japanese government bonds tumbled, sending benchmark yields to near 17-year highs, as traders priced in increased political ...