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Wage growth stronger than official data suggest

The bulk of the evidence suggests that the recent sharp slowdown in regular earnings growth is a statistical anomaly rather than genuine. With this year’s spring wage negotiations resulting in the fastest pay hikes in decades, we still expect the Bank of Japan to resume its tightening cycle before the end of the year.

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