Japan prime minister 'strongly hopes' BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation
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TOKYO :Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she "strongly hopes" the central bank achieves inflation driven by wages rather than primarily through rising food costs, signaling her administration's preference for interest rates to stay low. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Takaichi said Japan still faced the risk of returning to deflation, which would prompt households to hold off spending, hurt corporate profits and discourage firms from raising wages. She also voiced displeasure
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