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As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances
Third quarter decline will complicate Bank of Japan’s efforts to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy
The central bank rightly still worries inflation will be too low
Tokyo must consider whether a stimulus next year will help or hinder its central bank
Kazuo Ueda tells FT conference that central bank will move carefully on raising interest rates
Japan’s prime minister bets on stimulus to tackle the pain of inflation
Well, there’s a lot of Japanese money in US corporate debt . . .
Investor reaction to the BoJ removing the hard ceiling on 10-year yields has so far been muted
Tax cuts and cash handouts fail to convince public and could complicate central bank’s policy unwinding
Muted celebrations in Shibuya have resurrected past economic demons
Deutsche Bank sees danger for the yen
Central bank raises interest rate cap under pressure from weakening yen, inflation and rising US Treasuries
Two-day policy meeting could end with changes to trading band for government bonds
The answer might surprise you
Changes to how people live and work have depressed demand in areas such as fitness clubs, pachinko parlours and after-office restaurants
Researchers suggest reduced lending fees encourage short selling and that impact is greater on hard-to-borrow stocks
Larry Fink and other investors hear prime minister outline reform plans
Beijing is confronting slowing growth, falling prices and rising youth unemployment. From Tokyo, this all looks familiar
Labour deficit means companies are freed from having to keep excess staff and can focus on what they are best at
Purchases come as global market sell-off drives US Treasury rates
Central bank watchers deeply divided on when and how ultra-loose approach will unwind
Investors, notably in Asia, seek reassurance that bounceback will last, as ‘unpredictable’ China loses its sheen
Prime minister Kishida says: reassess our economy; yen falls, inflation bites; equities offer ‘new opportunity’; Bank of Japan rates scrutinised; overseas property buyers keen to enter; population strain prompts pension action; art market surges
Ukraine and pandemic aftermath set scene for reversal of main stock index underperformance
Export industries report all-time highs, while households face rising cost of imports
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