Whalesbook
Japan mein inflation kaafi cool ho gaya hai! April mein jo core inflation tha, woh lagbhag 4 saal mein sabse kam, yaani sirf 1.4% raha. Aur haan, yeh number economists ke andar-andar lagaye gaye andaazon se bhi neeche hai.
Energy Subsidies ka Kamaal
Is slow down ke peeche government ki energy subsidies bhi ek bada reason hai. Inhi ki wajah se logon ke liye zindagi ka kharcha control mein raha. Jab hum energy aur fresh food ko hata dete hain, toh inflation 1.9% par aa gaya, jo ki predictions se kam hai. Processed food ke prices bhi pehle se kam badhe hain aur durable goods mein bhi tezi kam hui hai.
Bank of Japan ke liye Challenge
Ab is data ke baad, Bank of Japan (BOJ) ke liye apne monetary policy ko tight karna yaani interest rates badhana ab thoda tricky ho gaya hai. Ho sakta hai ki BOJ ne jo plan banaya tha, jaise ki agle mahine rates badhana, woh ab delay ho jaye. Companies toh abhi bhi higher labor aur material costs ko customers par daal rahi hain, par overall price increase shaanti se aa raha hai. BOJ service prices ko bhi closely monitor kar raha hai, aur wahan bhi growth 0.9% par aa gayi hai, jo central bank ke outlook ko aur complex bana raha hai.