QTC: Japan – import prices falling
The shift in $JPY is clearly having an impact, with JPY import price inflation dropping from July's +10.8% YoY to just 2.6% in August. But BOJ officials suggest they remain confident in the underlying outlook, which isn't unreasonable given the resilience of survey data such as today's BSI.
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