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flag Japan’s services inflation held steady at 2.6% in January, driven by labor shortages, prompting potential further rate hikes.

flag Japan's services producer price index rose 2.6% year-on-year in January, matching December’s increase, driven by higher construction and temporary staffing costs amid a tight labor market. flag The Bank of Japan, which ended its decade-long stimulus in 2024 and raised rates to 0.75% in December, signaled it may continue tightening if wage growth persists and leads to broader price increases. flag Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasized monitoring wage-to-price pass-through as key to future rate decisions.

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