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INFLATION 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2019
Japan inflation slows in February as gasoline prices fall
Underlying inflation slowed in February as gasoline prices fell for the first time in more than two years, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 19, 2019
Some at Bank of Japan reportedly see price goal out of reach through 2021
Amid intense debate over the Abe government's inflation target, some officials at the Bank of Japan think the 2 percent goal will probably remain out of reach for the next three years, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 19, 2019
Japan's regional land prices rise first time in 27 years on tourist boom
The average price of all types of land in regional areas rose last year for the first time since 1992 as the growing influx of foreign tourists rejuvenated real estate investment, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 6, 2019
Bank of Japan board member, a vocal advocate for monetary easing, calls for more stimulus if economy sinks
Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada said on Wednesday the central bank must ramp up stimulus without delay if risks to the economy threaten achievement of its inflation target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2019
Japan inflation barometer points to zero price growth by summer, weighed down by oil and phones
The inflation outlook is looking dismal for the Bank of Japan as cheaper oil and falling mobile phone fees threaten to push price growth toward zero by mid-summer.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2019
Consumers in Japan likely to see food and beverage prices rise from March
Waves of price hikes for food and beverage products are set to hit shoppers in Japan from March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 15, 2019
U.S. retail sales post largest drop since 2009 as jobless claims surge
U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December as receipts fell across the board, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2019
Give the BOJ a break
The central bank is buffeted by the same factors as its global peers — and homegrown challenges that are tougher to tackle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Bolsonaro says Brazil must reform or it will become the next Venezuela
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged swift and sweeping measures to fix the economy and ward off what he said was a risk that Latin America's largest nation turns into a Venezuela-style regime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2019
Bank of Japan to cut inflation forecast due to sharp fall in oil prices
The Bank of Japan is almost certain to cut its inflation forecast for the fiscal year starting in April given the sharp fall in oil prices, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2019
Maduro offers few fresh ideas as Venezuela's economy circles the drain amid seven-digit inflation
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro kicked off his new term with a state-of-the-nation speech on Monday but offered little in the way of fresh proposals to help the increasingly isolated country escape hyperinflationary collapse or a further downward spiral in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2018
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus unchanged at last policy meeting of year
The Bank of Japan left its stimulus settings unchanged at its final policy meeting of the year, as risks to inflation mount and the Federal Reserve signaled just hours before a slightly more dovish rate path ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2018
Bank of Japan's ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It's been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan's economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 18, 2018
Former central bank official blames Japan's low inflation on rising labor productivity
An increase in workforce participation and improvements in labor productivity are among key factors keeping inflation low, former Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Hiroshi Nakaso said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2018
Japan's inflation held steady at 1.0% in October, but could wane in coming months
Japan's underlying inflation rate held steady at 1.0 percent in October, government data showed Thursday, though a recent fall in global oil prices could weaken momentum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2018
Bank of Japan's price forecasts are headed for another crash with oil
The sharp slide in oil prices threatens to halve Japan's inflation rate over the next six months, while cheaper mobile phone bills and free nursery education could even push it below zero.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2018
Some rising prices should be taken with a grain of salt
For the first time in almost three decades the Salt Industry Center of Japan has announced it will raise the price on many of its products by around 15 percent, indicating inflation has finally arrived in at least some industries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2018
The BOJ is too focused on 2% inflation target
For the central bank, failure can be an opportunity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2018
Bank of Japan downgrades economic growth and inflation forecast as its 2% goal remains out of reach
Speaking at a news conference, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda denied that the revisions represented a large shift in the bank's outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 26, 2018
Tokyo inflation holds steady, offering little cheer for Bank of Japan
Tokyo's core consumer price inflation was unchanged in October from the previous month, government data showed Friday, offering little encouragement for Japan's central bank as it struggles to reach its ambitious 2 percent inflation target.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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