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BOJ debated mounting price risks even upon hiking rates in June, minutes show
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers debated mounting price risks that likely required more rate hikes even…
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Japan premier's advisers will speak at business event before BOJ meeting
TOKYO (Reuters) -Reflationist advisers of Japan's new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will speak on a panel hosted by Keidanren on December…
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Japan PM Takaichi fills panel posts with advocates of big spending
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's reflationist advocates of expansionary fiscal policy are making a comeback…
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Japan's Nikkei hits record after fiscal dove Takaichi's election win
By Junko Fujita and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday…
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Japan PM contender Koizumi vows wage hikes to counter inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Shinjiro Koizumi, launching a bid to become Japan's next prime minister, pledged on Saturday to focus on…
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Trump’s Tariffs Lead Japan to Slash Its Economic Growth Forecast
The growing list of major economies warning of weaker growth because of U.S. tariffs has a new member. The Bank of Japan said on Thursday…
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Japan’s Economy Recovered In Second Half But Barely Grew in 2024
For decades in Japan, it was accepted as gospel: A weak currency makes companies more competitive and bolsters the economy. Part of that…
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Most economists expect BOJ to hike rates in latter half of 2025, survey shows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise short-term interest rates again in the latter half of this year, a…
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Japan's December household spending beats expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much…
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Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary…
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Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
In a number of ways, Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the…
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Japan's service mood improves, rising costs cloud outlook
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a…
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Tokyo inflation likely accelerated on suspended energy subsidies: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in December on higher food costs and after the government's suspension of…
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Tokyo inflation likely exceeded BOJ's 2% target again in November - Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo for November likely surpassed the Bank of Japan's 2% price target following a reduction in…
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Japan government to approve $140bn stimulus
Japan already has one of the world's biggest ratios of national debt to output (Richard A. Brooks) Japan's minority government was…
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Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, BOJ says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's rising minimum wage is likely to push up inflation mainly through higher services prices, the…
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Tokyo inflation likely to miss BOJ target for first time in five months: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank's price target for the first…
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Japan’s Inflation Slows for First Time Since April Ahead of BOJ
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge slowed in September for the first time in five months, ahead of a central bank meeting later…
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Japan July household spending rises, weaker than expected
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending rose less than expected in July, government data showed on Friday, as consumers remained…
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Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise for two straight months in July
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses,…
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Japan Should Keep Rates, Prices Moving, Prime Minister Hopeful Kato Says
(Bloomberg) -- Japan should aim for interest rates and prices to “keep moving,” according to Katsunobu Kato, a potential candidate for the…
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Japan June industrial output seen down on auto production suspention: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output likely fell in June, reversing from gains made the previous month, led by suspension of some…
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Japan cuts growth forecast, prime minister warns of weak-yen pain
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government cut this year's growth forecast on Friday as consumption took a hit from rising import…
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BOJ survey shows wage growth spreading among small, medium Japanese firms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Momentum to raise wages has been spreading among small and medium firms in Japan this year, reflecting labour shortages…