Japan Weeks Ahead: BOJ Has Cleared First Major Goal of Lifting Near Zero Inflation to around 2% But Still Needs to Anchor Price Rises amid Upward Pressure from High Energy, Import Costs
–Q3 GDP Forecast to Be Nearly Flat with Slight Growth as Bad Weather Dampened Consumer Spending, Net Exports Likely Posted Technical Slip After Q2 Import Plunge By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan policymakers have declared that the bank’s goal set more than a decade ago to lift near zero inflation to a stable […]