BOJ unveils price index that buoys governor's position
Tokyo
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday produced a new price index which appeared to support the claim by its embattled governor that the central bank's anti-deflation policies were gaining traction after making allowance for plunging oil and other energy prices.
The new indicator showed that Japanese consumer prices had risen by 1.1 per cent in the year to January, after stripping out energy and fresh food costs; this increase was, however, smaller than the 1.3 per ce…
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