and inflation could spiral further. Demographics is one of the biggest forces shaping Japan’s economy. The country’s ...

Eurizon strategists forecast US inflation to steadily fall to the Fed's target of 2%. They point to Japan as an example of how demographic trends can alter economies over time. Since the 1990s ...

Crucially, we don’t see any significant gains in the housing market in the long run with an ageing population, which will also anchor Japan’s relatively low inflation in the future.

Governments can control interest rates and inflation rates ... This is as good a snapshot as any of Japan's demographic crisis. There are hundreds of communities here, fading like Ichinono.

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed in May, driven by declining import prices for raw materials, offering temporary ...

according to Japan’s Statistics Bureau. The measure that excludes rent jumped by 3.5%. The measure for food jumped by 4.7%. A year ago, inflation was still negative. Communications, where there ...

TOKYO--An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank of Japan's plan ... and aging population, to continue to ...

She said Japan’s aging population was an additional issue because ... The term refers to a period of high inflation and stagnant economic growth. Raising wages by 3% or more a year was already ...

Eurizon strategists said Japan's aging population provides clues to the US inflation outlook.Xinhua News Agency / Getty Images Eurizon strategists forecast US inflation to steadily fall to the Fed ...