Japan Business Federation Head: Positive Outlook on Wage Increases for the Year Ahead

Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 09:47

The Japan Business Federation head anticipates wage hikes in the upcoming year to surpass last year's levels, signaling a positive trend in the labor market. This reaffirms the positive sentiment surrounding the upcoming spring wage negotiations. The impact of these potential wage increases on smaller and medium-sized firms remains to be seen, along with the possibility of policy changes by the Bank of Japan.
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Japan Business Federation Head: Positive Outlook on Wage Increases for the Year Ahead

Japan Business Federation Chief Optimistic About Wage Hikes

In his words: "Wage increases in the preliminary survey of big firms' wage talks are likely to exceed levels seen last year". This reaffirms the prevailing sentiment on the outcome for the spring wage negotiations. The question now is whether that will also spill over to smaller and medium-sized firms. And also, if the BOJ does see all of this as being enough to announce policy changes at next week's meeting.


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