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Japan’s National Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 3.6% YoY in December, compared to the previous reading of 2.9%, according to the latest data released by the Japan Statistics Bureau on Friday. Further details unveil that the National CPI ex Fresh food arrived at 3.0% YoY in December versus 2.7% prior. The figure was in line with the market consensus of 3.0%. CPI ex Fresh Food, Energy rose 2.4% YoY in December, compared to the previous reading of 2.4% (revised from 2.7%). Market reaction to Japan’s National CPI data Following Japan’s CPI inflation data, the USD/JPY pair is up 0.08% on the day at 156.09. Japanese Yen FAQs The Japanese Yen (JPY) is one of the world’s most traded currencies. Its value is broadly determined by the performance of the Japanese economy, but more specifically by the Bank of Japan’s policy, the differential between Japanese and US bond yields, or risk sentiment among traders, among other factors. One of the Bank of Japan’s mandates is currency control, so its moves are key for the Yen. The BoJ has directly intervened in currency markets sometimes, generally to lower the value of the Yen, although it refrains from doing it often due to political concerns of its main trading partners. The BoJ ultra-loose monetary policy between 2013 and 2024 caused the Yen to depreciate against its main currency peers due to an increasing policy divergence between the Bank of Japan and other main central banks. More recently, the gradually unwinding of this ultra-loose policy has given some support to the Yen. Over the last decade, the BoJ’s stance of sticking to ultra-loose monetary policy has led to a widening policy divergence with other central banks, particularly with the US Federal Reserve. This supported a widening of the differential between the 10-year US and Japanese bonds, which favored the US…

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