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  • Why Bank of Japan might wait until second half of 2026 to tighten again

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    Headline Japanese inflation eased to 2.0% year on year in December, below expectations (vs 2.7% in November, 2.3% market consensus), mainly due to renewed energy subsidies, stable rice prices, and low petroleum costs. These factors are expected to keep inflation low into 2026, as the government increases winter energy subsidies, oil prices remain weak, and rice prices continue to fall. Thus, headline inflation is expected to drop below 2% in the coming months. Meanwhile, core inflation, excluding fresh food and energy prices, slowed to 2.6% (vs 2.8% in November, market consensus). Goods prices declined while private ... (full story)

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LT51
Jan 1, 2026 10:50pm
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so I guess yen will continue to dump?
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Abdalla.sm
Jan 1, 2026 11:02pm
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yes
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Abubaker786
Jan 1, 2026 11:03pm
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yen still have dovish stance with further cuts, so it's gonna slump more.
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LT51
Jan 1, 2026 11:29pm
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all the best to their people
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Trader#59D8
Jan 1, 2026 11:57pm
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Business groups have been publicly calling on the government to stop the yen weakness. Hope the government acts before the yen plunges even more
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