QTC: Japan – consumer confidence encouraging
That consumer confidence has bounced while inflation expectations stay high is constructive, suggesting price hikes don't immediately impinge on sentiment in the way they used to. However, the recovery in consumer confidence remains modest: outside of crises, it has rarely been lower than August.
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