Price signals in Japan have turned positive

Price signals are positive but the Bank of Japan has reasons for delaying a change of course on monetary policy

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Mexico’s population growth potential may be missed

The full economic impact of Mexico’s working-age population growth is not being felt

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The indecisive general polls in June have failed to deliver a stable majority and complicated government formation

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South Korea's Minimum Wage Commission has approved an increase for next year, but unions wanted much more

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Consumer price inflation eased to 7.9% but core inflation remains near 7%

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The new Social Democrat prime minister has unveiled a programme pledging to promote "economic patriotism" with EU funds

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Both sides in the British Columbia port strike tentatively accepted a government-mediated agreement yesterday

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Higher profit margins are contributing to EU and US inflation in similar and different ways

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Policymakers have stuck with a policy of significant monetary easing for decades; the time may be right to move on

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