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Japan households expect prices to keep rising, survey shows

Japan households expect prices to keep rising, survey shows

World 15:50 19/01/2026

TOKYO -- Most Japanese households expect prices to keep rising for the next few years, a central bank survey showed on Monday, reinforcing expectations the country was seeing conditions fall into place for further increases in still-low interest rates.

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes

World 15:24 19/12/2025

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to levels unseen in three decades and signalled its readiness for further hikes, taking another landmark step in ending decades of huge monetary support and near-zero borrowing costs.