Bloomberg have complied CPI projections for Japan
- the median expectation has inflation to peak around 0.8 percent in Q4 2017
- energy prices expected to be flat
- Barclays predicts the consumer price gauge will peak after increasing to 0.8 percent in September
- Citigroup expects it will stay at 0.7 percent from September to November and then start "renewed moderation."
More here at the Bloomberg piece
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There will be no backing off from Bank of Japan policy accommodation. Not for a good long while. A negative input for the yen.
