70 -year -old Takoyaki store owners, or octopus balls, restaurant talks while cooking on a Taito Ward area in Tokyo on February 21, 2025.
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JAPAN inflation It grew 3.6% year -on -year a year in March, marking three years in a row that the titular inflation number is above 2% of the Bank of Japan.
The figure was less than 3.7% seen in February.
The so-called « nucleus-core » inflation rate, which eliminates the prices of both fresh and energy food and is controlled closely by the Boj, rose up to 2.9% of 2.6% the previous month.
Basic inflation in the country, which eliminates prices from fresh foods, reached 3.2%, according to Reuters expectations. This was also compared to the rise of 3% in February.
Data launching occurs when Japan is locked up in commercial conversations with the United States, and United States President Donald Trump is writing that he has been « great progress ».
The second largest economy in Asia has been affected by car imports with 25% from April 3, and 25% of steel and aluminum tax arrived Indeed on March 12.
Trump, however, has suspended his « reciprocal » rates of 24% in Japan for 90 days, leaving an initial rate of 10%.
A strong inflation number would allow Japan to increase interest rates and normalize their monetary policy.
However, with the United States fares, Japan GDP could face the downward pressure and limit the Boj room for rates.
This vision was shared by Nomura analysts in a note on April 16, who said they review their two -way perspectives on a Boj hike from now until March 2027. Nomura now hopes that the Boj was climbed only once in January 2026.
Nomura hopes that the real GDP of Japan will grow in « near zero » a quarter quarter from July to September 2025 due to Trump’s rates.
As such, salary growth, which is a delay indicator, is likely to be under low pressure around 2026 Shunto or spring salary negotiations, according to Nomura. This would probably make it difficult for the boj to increase rates during or after the 2026 Shunto.
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