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Japan now has actual inflation and is going to be completely powerless to stop it.



That's a great theory. Let's see how it plays out. Looks like it's down to 3.2% from 4.3% at the start of the year. [1]

[1] https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi


Having any inflation at all is remarkable for Japan - they've basically had deflation since the early 90s. The measures they've been using to keep inflation that low also look unsustainable (their foreign currency reserves are going to be eaten away).




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