While Omicron is likely to intensify input price pressures, most Japanese firms will continue to absorb those costs in their margins, ensuring inflation stays well below the Bank’s 2% target. And in contrast to the Fed, a gradual shrinking of the BoJ’s balance sheet won’t lift long-term yields in Japan.
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