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Mtbguy56 t1_iu61r7h wrote

Don’t they teach Economics 101 over there?

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Y0ung_Greg t1_iu6ucf5 wrote

There are 4 types of economy: advanced, developing, Argentina and Japan

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leeta0028 t1_iu62e8w wrote

Japan's current inflation rate is 3%. The primary problem is raw materials that need to be imported for businesses.

Having said that, BoJ needs to watch closely for a GBP style run. It's probably more important they say they're watching than they do anything right now tbh.

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addictedtolols t1_iu757sl wrote

clearly you know nothing about japan

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Etiennera t1_iu7b9ei wrote

basically every thread on the subject is inundated with "I am economist and Japan stupid"

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MrBubbles226 t1_iu7878g wrote

They actually suffered deflation for a long period of time, which hurt investment from what I've read. In this case some inflation might be good, which is strange to say.

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