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Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike

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Covered by 6 outlets: The Business Times, CNA, The Lufkin Daily News, Central Oregon Daily, TradingView, StreetInsider.

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Japan’s trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike The Business Times

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+6.4% 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-14.9% 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+1.23%+0.35%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.21%+0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
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Japan’s trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike The Business Times

Source: The Business Times

Price since this story was published: Ishares (EWJ)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+0.26%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.21%final price
Ishares (EWJ)three days earlier+0.35%final price
Ishares (EWJ)five days earlier+1.23%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWJ)

Companies tied to this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    In “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” 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

    In “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    In “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” 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/

    For “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” 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

    For “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    In “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike,” 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

Ishares (EWJ)

The 27 Oct 2026 story “Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike” names Ishares (EWJ) because of this story.

For Ishares (EWJ), the reason on file says iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (BWX), is listed for a different reason: 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 106.44 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

A simple score for Ishares (EWJ)

85 out of 100

“Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike” scores 85 out of 100. The score uses 6 sources, and 7 linked companies.