Inflation & Prices
Japan Breakeven Inflation Matches Record High Amid Weak Yen
- Breakeven inflation has risen almost 25 basis points in 2024
- GPIF, BOJ own about 70% of Japan’s small linker market
The yen touched a three-decade low against the dollar last month even after the authority ended its negative-interest-rate policy and yield-curve control.
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A gauge for investor expectations of Japan’s inflation matched a record high as a weak yen keeps upward pressure on the cost of living.
The difference in yields between nominal 10-year government notes and securities linked to a change in consumer prices has widened about a quarter percentage point this year to 1.418%, matching a record high set in November, based on Bloomberg-compiled data going back to 2004 when Japan sold the first inflation-indexed debt.