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Published: 2024-03-07T05:39:05.000Z

USD/JPY flows: Cash Earning Reach 2% y/y

byCephas Kin Long Yung

FX Analyst
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Japan January Cash earnings +2% y/y, expected +1.3%, prior +0.8%

Japan's labor cash earning finally reached 2% for January. January Cash earnings came in at +2% y/y with expected at +1.3% and prior +0.8%. While real wage remain in negative, the headline growth is good enough in BoJ's eye to be supportive for a sustainable trend inflation. Japan's largest industrial union UA Zensen said that wage hikes negotiated so far has been stronger than last year, so far full-time workers has negotiated for a 6.7% including base pay rise of 5.15%. If such is the scenario, it will be of great support towards BoJ's decision in moving monetary policy away from ultra-loose.

USD/JPY is down more than half a percent by 0.53% to 148.57.

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