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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 ...
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BOJ sees trade deal as raising chance of meeting inflation goal
BOJ to keep raising rates if economy improves, Uchida says as Japan-US trade deal reduces economic uncertainty ...
Ishiba, Koizumi, Kamiya: What Japan’s election upset means for its leaders and future
Liberal Democratic Party loses control of the Upper House in Japan as right-wing parties gain ground with younger voters amid ...
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 core inflation cools in June as expected, easing from 29-month high
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as food inflation showed signs of ...
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Japan PM plans to resign after election debacle: local media
Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports ...
Japan's June core inflation likely slowed as tariff threats loom: Reuters poll
Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it ...
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Why the price of rice is so high in Japan
The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay ...
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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.
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 ...