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Japan inflation
The Bank of Japan’s Year of Living Dangerously
By Anthony Fensom
Japan looks set to end negative interest rates for the first time in eight years.
Japan Announces Economic Stimulus to Combat Cost of Living Crisis
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s escalating consumer inflation is compounded by stagnant wages and a sliding yen.
Japan’s Difficult Exit From Easy Money
By Anthony Fensom
Japan gets an unconventional new central bank governor at a pivotal time.
Japan’s Historic Yen Depreciation
By Daisuke Akimoto
Japan is concerned about the weak yen, but its policy options for responding are limited as a global recession looms.
Tackling Japan’s Inflation Shock
By Thisanka Siripala
Rising global energy prices are intensifying cost of living pressures and thwarting Japan’s post-COVID economic recovery.
Japan’s Weak Yen Hampers Its Post-COVID Recovery
By Thisanka Siripala
The Japanese yen has tumbled to its lowest level, pinching household purses and clouding Japan’s economic outlook.
Is Japan Willing to Pay the Price of Sanctioning Russia?
By Christopher Edward Carroll
Prime Minister Kishida has moved forward with sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. So far the public is willing to shoulder the economic burden.
Kuroda’s Second Chance
By Anthony Fensom
The Bank of Japan's governor gets a second term, and more time to achieve an elusive inflation target.
Japan GDP Growth: Partying Like It’s 1989?
By Anthony Fensom
Japan is on its longest economic growth spurt since the 1980s.
Abenomics Back On Track as Japan's Abe Marks Longevity Record
By Anthony Fensom
2017 could mark a turning point for the prime minister's signature economic reform policy.
What to Make of Japan's New Negative Interest Rate
By Mina Pollmann
The economic (and political) factors behind the Bank of Japan's decision
Further Headwinds for Abenomics
By Clint Richards
The Japanese economy continues to lose momentum.
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