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4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls
Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control
Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called on businesses to bump up stagnant salaries
Ministers are making noises about wage increases to jump-start the economy and higher taxes to fund defence spending
Fumio Kishida says package will cut consumer inflation even as Bank of Japan keeps ultra-loose policy
Prime minister urges companies that are passing cost increases on to consumers to also raise wages
Outspoken reflationist Goushi Kataoka backs bold easing measures to capitalise on rising prices globally
The yen’s sharp depreciation has pushed up the cost of imports and logistics
A tight labour market and rise of production outside the country by companies may limit ‘reshoring’ of jobs
Central bank governor tells FT conference impact on yen of rising US rates likely to ease
After decades of stagnation, workers no longer demand higher wages and companies do not pass on price rises
Higher energy and materials costs outweigh benefit of weak currency even for big exporters
Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar
For the central bank to raise interest rates would be a mistake
Shares that raced ahead like speed boats now look as if they are coasting
New Japanese prime minister needs to turn his sunny vision into a practical plan
Central bank opts for discretionary policy and scraps target for equity purchases
Policy review may pave the way for greater variability in bond and equity purchases
Masayoshi Amamiya’s comments suggest financial centre’s hopes will be dashed
Japan’s central bank extends pandemic loan schemes by 6 months to September 2021
There was just one lost decade of low growth and low inflation — when policy turned round so did the economy
The country is no longer such an obvious outlier among its peers
Recovery in business confidence is slower than expected, according to Tankan survey
Shinzo Abe’s three arrows programme has valuable insights into what to do and not do
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