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Japan's newly released Q2 2026 domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) YoY growth reached 4.9%, expanding significantly from the previous Q1 2026 value of 2.6% and substantially beating the market consensus of 3.0%. A detailed breakdown indicates that Middle Eastern geopolitics drove up energy and chemical costs, which, coupled with a weak yen, caused a surge in import prices. The market expects this wave of imported inflation to compel the Bank of Japan to resume rate hikes earlier in June.

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