The forecast for unemployment is that it will rise slightly from its current rate of 4.2% to 4.3% by year-end of 2025. Thus, there is no expectation of a hard landing. However, if unemployment doesn’t ...
The BoJ is hoping to see a “virtuous” circle of wage increases and price rises so that Japan can escape from the ultra-low rates and inflation environment that has plagued it for years. The data on ...