Japan Households’ Inflation Expectations Hit More Than 2-year High: BOJ

Japan Households’ Inflation Expectations Hit More Than 2-year High: BOJ
Shoppers wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, are seen at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, on March 27, 2020. Issei Kato/Global Business Week Ahead
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TOKYO—Japanese households’ inflation expectations have risen to a more than two-year high, a quarterly survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the rising cost of living was starting to change public perceptions about future price moves.

The result offers some hope for the Bank of Japan’s effort to push inflation to its 2 percent target, partly by changing perceptions about persistent deflation, with aggressive monetary easing.