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Amid expectations of interest rate hikes, japan's inflation in October remained higher than the central bank's target.
The Japanese government reported on Friday that consumer prices excluding fresh food rose by 2.3% year-on-year in October, lower than the 2.4% in September. This increase was higher than the market's general expectation of 2.2%. The index, excluding energy costs and fresh food prices, rose by 2.3%, higher than the 2.1% in September.
Japan plans to launch a multi-trillion yen economic stimulus package, with a focus on investing in the chip and AI sectors.
① Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will launch a 21.9 trillion yen economic stimulus plan to address challenges such as inflation and wage growth, with cabinet approval expected on Friday; ② The plan includes support for the continuous growth of wages in japan, investments in the semiconductors and ai sectors, and the restoration of subsidies for henry hub natural gas and electricity starting from January next year.
Strong exports to China drove Japan's overall exports in October to exceed expectations by more than 3%.
Led by the growth in shipments of chip manufacturing equipment and medical supplies; Japan's exports to China and other Asian countries increased, while exports to the United States and Europe declined.
Japan Economic Expansion Slows in Third Quarter
After the election, the governor of the Bank of Japan first discusses mmf policy, and next Monday's speech might reveal signals of an interest rate hike.
Bank of japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will give a speech and hold a press conference next Monday in Nagoya, Japan, and the market is highly anticipated.
Political turmoil at home and abroad is causing panic! Individual investors are hurriedly selling Japanese stocks, with the amount sold reaching a new high since March.
Last week, as the intense competition between Harris and Trump in the usa presidential election made investors anxious, individual investors sold a large amount of japan stocks, reaching the highest selling amount since March.