broad-based increasesbeing driven by higher raw material and utility costs, rising labour and transportation expensesmomentum for price hikes in 2025 is stronger than last year’s
Teikoku warned that further spikes in crude oil — particularly if Middle East tensions escalate — could trigger a fresh wave of inflation similar to 2022, when nearly 26,000 items saw price hikes.
BOJ turns dovish - leans on ‘underlying inflation’ to justify slow hikes, messaging murkyUeda says sustained inflation driven by stronger consumption and wages is still not fully in place
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Coming up this week is the BOJ’s quarterly tankan survey, due Tuesday. Expected to show:
weakening sentiment among large manufacturerscapital spending plans remaining robust despite risks from US trade policy This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Read More Details
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