In his remarks at the BoJ-IMES Conference, BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda highlighted a fresh wave of price pressures, particularly from food, has emerged in Japan recently. Rice prices nearly doubling year-on-year and broader non-fresh food categories climbing 7%. While BoJ expects the latest food-driven inflation spike to be transitory, Ueda acknowledged that underlying inflation now […]

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