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Mobile tariff cuts add to drag on inflation

Inflation will probably turn negative yet again over coming months once we strip out of the impact of October’s sales tax hike. However, that partly reflects one-off price cuts that have been flagged well in advance. As such, we think the Bank of Japan won’t respond to falling prices with additional stimulus.

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