“This is because the negative contribution from (weak) rice prices is likely to dissipate and the effects of a reduction in electricity and telephone charges are also expected to ease.”
“People think the withdrawal of monetary accommodation is about to get under way. People can price it in before any possible change (in monetary policy) on a global basis,”
“[The time by which core prices will achieve stable gains] is getting pretty close, ... That means interest rates will eventually head toward positive territory.”
“[So-called core prices have risen in only one month since April 1998. They fell 0.1 percent in August from a year earlier, a government report showed Sept. 30. The point at which core prices reach stable gains] is getting pretty close, ... That means interest rates will eventually head toward positive territory.”
