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Consumer Confidence (Aug.)

Households have become more upbeat about the outlook for their personal finances, which suggests that the recent jump in the household saving rate should reverse before long. By contrast, the renewed dip in household inflation expectations adds to the hurdles faced by the Bank of Japan to lift price pressures.

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