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INFLATION 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 15, 2023
U.S. inflation eases but policymakers' battle not over
The U.S. central bank has hiked interest rates rapidly in the past year to raise borrowing costs and cool demand in the world's biggest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2023
Tokyo condo market shows early cooling signs on BOJ policy risks
The number of existing apartments up for sale in central Tokyo’s popular bay area rose for two straight weeks in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2023
Japan’s growth misses estimates in challenge for incoming BOJ chief
Gross domestic product expanded at an annualized pace of 0.6% in the fourth quarter, turning positive after the preceding quarter’s contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2023
Kuroda's shock therapy leaves Bank of Japan with mixed legacy
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda achieved price rises after decades of deflation and anemic growth but without engineering durable expansion fueled by domestic demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 10, 2023
Japan's bond bears delighted by government's BOJ picks
The yen jumped 1% to flirt with ¥130 per dollar minutes after it was reported Ueda, a former member of the central bank's policy board, will be tapped as the Bank of Japan's next governor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2023
Japan's debt time bomb to complicate BOJ's exit from dovish policies
A flurry of big spending packages and ballooning social welfare costs for a rapidly aging population have left Japan with a debt pile 263% the size of its economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023
Japan's wholesale inflation stays elevated as pressure on BOJ grows
While the pace of increase slowed from the previous month's 10.5% rise, the data highlighted the cost-push pressure companies were facing for a range of products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023
Shock of war hits a world economy at a crossroads
A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity. But its deeper impact will be felt in how the conflict plays into shifts that were already reshaping the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2023
Nomura to boost pay raises as workers face highest inflation since 1981
Nonmanagerial staff in their 20s and 30s at Japan's biggest brokerage will receive a slightly higher raise than the 6.2% average seen over recent years, the company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2023
Real wages rebound in December on bonuses and household spending falls
Japan's real wages rose 0.1% in December from a year earlier, posting the first gain since March, a labor ministry data showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2023
Markets to central bankers: We don't believe you
Investors said that whatever central banks pledged now mattered less for markets already driven by a belief that inflation has peaked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2023
Superheroes need not apply for the BOJ’s top job
The challenges facing Kuroda’s BOJ successor look almost conventional. There’s no sense of national peril this time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2023
BOJ decisions on policy change hinge on Japan’s inflexible wage dynamics
Current Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has insisted that the bank's ultraloose policy must continue until there are signs inflation can be sustained by stronger pay gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Aeon to raise wages for part-time staff by 7% on average as inflation bites
With the large wage hike, Aeon aims to maintain the standard of living of its part-timers amid soaring prices and boost its productivity by securing skilled workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2023
Another wave of food price hikes awaits Japan consumers in February
A supermarket industry executive said consumers will be even more cautious in buying under the growing burden of electricity bills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2023
Everyday onions become mark of affluence in the Philippines as prices skyrocket
The price per kilogram for the vegetable has exceeded the daily minimum wage.

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