Japan’s Stagflation Risk Mounts With $100 Oil and Sagging Yen - Bloomberg.com
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Japan’s Stagflation Risk Mounts With $100 Oil and Sagging Yen - Bloomberg.com

Source:Bloomberg
Author:Toru Fujioka, Yoshiaki Nohara

The surge in oil prices combined with a sagging yen raises the risk that Japan will slide into stagflation, prompting the government to ramp up fiscal spending while complicating the central bank’s mission to normalize its policy settings.