BoJ’s Nakaso highlights changing behaviour of firms

Firms are increasingly investing and facing tighter labour market conditions

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Hiroshi Nakaso

Firms in Japan seem to be changing their behaviour as the economy recovers, which may provide a welcome boost to inflation, according to Bank of Japan (BoJ) deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso.

During a speech to business leaders in Kumamoto, Nakaso said the central bank's attention had been drawn to a recent change in firms' wage and price-setting behaviour. Unemployment in Japan is now just 3.3%, and the tightness in the labour market has led firms to raise wages for two consecutive years. They are

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