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Set a historical record! Aggressive investors are flocking to Japan Stocks, with over 1 trillion yen bought this year to date.
The obsession of radical investors with Japan Assets has reached record levels. Their influence is likewise significant.
The Japanese economy is experiencing a "dual situation of ice and fire"! Manufacturing continues to shrink, while the service industry rises against the trend.
Japan's economy continued to see a contraction in manufacturing activity in December, entering its sixth month of contraction, while the services sector maintained a growth trend.
Reports indicate that the Bank of Japan will "hold steady" next week, and Bank of America expects the interest rate hike may be postponed until March next year.
Five sources familiar with the thoughts of the Bank of Japan stated that the Bank is inclined to keep interest rates unchanged next week. However, Bank of America warned that if the Bank of Japan continues to delay interest rate hikes until March next year, the yen could depreciate again to 155 or slightly below the 157 level reached in November.
Is an interest rate hike being hinted at? The Bank of Japan has unusually scheduled a speech and press conference for January.
Analysis suggests that regional speeches generally provide council members with more freedom to express their views on mmf policy, and also give central banks the opportunity to allow market participants to adjust their expectations. An increasing number of economists expect that the central bank will raise interest rates at the January meeting.
Japan's basic salary increase in October reached a record high, creating conditions for the central bank to raise interest rates again.
Japan's official employees' basic wage increase hit a record high, further indicating that the Japanese economy is moving towards a positive cyclical development, which will support market speculation on the recent interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.
Tokyo's inflation rebounds beyond expectations, raising predictions for an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan in December.
With the reduction of energy subsidies by the Japan government, inflation in Tokyo accelerated this month.