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Fixing Japan's deflation requires labour-market reforms | vox

Abenomics is all the rage. Japan's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in the first quarter, the stock market went up by almost 30% since December, and despite some uncertainties, sentiments, consumption, and exports are  … [...]

Japan 's Deflation Persistence | azizonomics

Certainly, older people tend to have more savings, or tend to live in a fixed income, and so benefit from deflation But correlation is not causation. Certainly, Japan's older population l0ves deflation ..But the issue is the love of … [...]

Should the European Union Emulate Japan's Inflationary Monetary …

For many years now Japan has been plagued by deflation , which has retarded its economic growth; since 1981 the average annual growth of Japanese GDP has been only 2.1 percent. Deflation implies that the value of … [...]

Japan's manufacturing rises; Little change in 15-year long deflation

Irish/Ireland Business News, Internationa, Global, World, European Union, Financial Information – Irish Finance and Business Portal – providing Irish, European and global market information including mortgages, pensions, … [...]

Japan deflation ebbs, output up; BOJ target still elusive | WORLD …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's factory output picked up in April and deflation abated slightly as a weaker yen and firmer overseas demand boosted growth, boding well for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to shake the world's … [...]

Coppola Comment: Inflation, deflation and QE

A look at the inflation path for the period 2001-2006, when Japan was doing QE, doesn't suggest a close relationship between QE and inflation. Historical Data Chart The initial impact seems to have been deflation , though … [...]

Japanese girl band pays homage to kamikaze currency policies …

Japanese girl band pays homage to kamikaze currency policies: deflation is our enemy. Girl group bases style on Nikkei ups and downs. Machikado Keiki Japan (roughly translated as Economic Conditions on the Streets of … [...]

NewsDaily: News Summary: Japan deflation drags on in March

News Summary: Japan March CPI falls as deflation drags on; central bank keeps policy intact DEFLATION : Japan's consumer price index fell 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier, underlining the challenge of ending a long … [...]

Bank Of Japan Sets Deflation Turnaround Target Date – House Price …

http://www.nytimes.c…ss&emc=rss&_r=0 ' HONG KONG — Deflation remains firmly entrenched in Japan , figures showed Friday, as the [...]