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Wages and prices - past, present, and future

· Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan (Japan)

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ContextSpeech to the councillors of Keidanren, the Japan Business Federation, in Tokyo; the Bank of Japan pursues price stability and waits for lasting wage growth.

Why it mattersUeda signals growing confidence that Japan is moving to a wage-price cycle.

Problems raised
  1. Japan was stuck in low inflation and growth.
  2. Wages and prices barely moved.
  3. Transition is uncertain.
Solutions proposed
  1. Support the move toward a wage-price transition.
  2. Watch the output gap close.
  3. Work with business leaders.
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