Why are Toyota and Honda raising wages in Japan?
The news comes as the Bank of Japan seeks evidence of wage growth before shifting monetary policy
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The news comes as the Bank of Japan seeks evidence of wage growth before shifting monetary policy
They are going to keep that, and maybe even make it more firm." "The market reaction of higher yen and higher yields is understandable, because Ueda is relatively unknown, but as his stance becomes more clear, I think the market still start to calm down." SAISUKE SAKAI, SENIOR ECONOMIST AT MIZUHO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES: "Basically, whoever becomes next BOJ governor, it is not the situation in which the current monetary easing stance to be changed sooner.
Soccer-related spending gave a boost to the country's struggling economy
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