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Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising

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Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising

The Bank of Japan has declared that Japan

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.2% 11d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • TM Toyota Motor+2.2% 30d

    Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • SONY Sony Group+4.8% 30d

    Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-12.7% 30d

    Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWJ+1.47%+2.27%base-0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.23%-0.33%base-0.16%after closeafter closeafter close
EFANo price data for this ticker———————
MUFGNo price data for this ticker———————
TMNo price data for this ticker———————
SONYNo price data for this ticker———————
MFGNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising News On Japan

Source: News On Japan

The price since 2 Nov 2026: Ishares (EWJ) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)that day-0.16%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier-0.33%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.23%final price
Ishares (EWJ)that day-0.02%final price
Ishares (EWJ)three days earlier+2.27%final price
Ishares (EWJ)five days earlier+1.47%final price

Members of Congress who traded Ishares (EWJ) near this story

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Who is named in “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising”

Companies tied to this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    For “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    For “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    In “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising.” Reason on file: Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    For “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“japan”) reaches its shares

How “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising” reaches Ishares (EWJ)

Ishares (EWJ) is the company in “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising,” the 2 Nov 2026 this story story.

Ishares (EWJ) is on the page because iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

Dates and price levels for Ishares (EWJ)

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

How solid “Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising” looks

46 out of 100

“Japan Hits 2% Inflation Goal As Prices Keep Rising” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.