Japan's Weighted Median Inflation Index, a key measure of the country’s trend inflation, rose 1.1% in April, slowing from a 1.3% increase in March, the latest data published by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) showed on Tuesday.
Japan 's Weighted Median Inflation Index, a key measure of the country’s trend inflation, rose 1.1% in April, slowing from a 1.3% increase in March, the latest data published by the Bank of Japan showed on Tuesday. The data is amongst the indicators closely watched as a gauge of whether price rises are broadening. Meanwhile, the central bank’s three key measurements of underlying inflation all fell below 2% in April for the first time since August 2022, data showed.
The bank’s policy is based on Quantitative and Qualitative Easing , or printing notes to buy assets such as government or corporate bonds to provide liquidity. In 2016, the bank doubled down on its strategy and further loosened policy by first introducing negative interest rates and then directly controlling the yield of its 10-year government bonds.
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