Economics
Bucking Global Inflation Trend May Boost Japan’s Ailing Economy
- Consumer prices fail to rise in April for 13th straight month
- Price stickiness sets BOJ up for policy divergence from peers
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Japan is bucking the global trend of rising inflation with continued falls in prices, a disconnect that could split its policy stance away from the trajectory of other major economies and further weaken the yen.