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Abstract:Consumer inflation in Japan accelerated to its fastest pace in four months, prompting market attention to whether the Bank of Japan might pursue additional interest rate hikes following its first hike since 2007.
Consumer inflation in Japan accelerated to its fastest pace in four months, prompting market attention to whether the Bank of Japan might pursue additional interest rate hikes following its first hike since 2007.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, consumer prices excluding fresh food increased by 2.8% in February compared to a year ago, up from 2% in January, aligning with analysts' forecasts. Similar to previous data for the Tokyo area, much of this growth was attributed to base effects after utility subsidies weighed on prices in 2023.
Following the BOJ's decision to end the negative interest rate, Governor Kazuo Ueda highlighted his close monitoring of service prices, indicating their significance for underlying inflation trends. This observation suggests that changes in service prices, typically occurring at the start of the fiscal year, will be crucial in assessing April's price index.
Ueda explained that the decision to end the negative interest rate was made due to concerns that delaying the move might significantly boost inflationary pressures, potentially necessitating a rapid succession of rate increases. However, he reassured that financial conditions would remain accommodative for the time being, although he acknowledged the possibility of further hikes if inflation risks intensified.
Despite Ueda's remarks, the yen weakened, and Japanese government bond yields fell. Nevertheless, he emphasized the BOJ's readiness to act if upward price risks grew stronger.
Inflation in Japan has proven to be more persistent than initially anticipated, leading the central bank to periodically revise its price growth projections.
Regarding currency intervention, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki stated that it is challenging to speculate on such action when asked about the potential measures to counteract the yen's weakness. This statement came amid expectations of further rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and verbal interventions from Japanese government officials, which provided some support to the yen against the dollar.
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