cost-push
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cost-push
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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“Takaichi and her economic advisers are definitely more cautious about a rate hike, but they also worry that too-dovish monetary policy could exacerbate yen-weakening pressures, prolonging cost-push inflation,” Nagai said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has approved a substantial economic stimulus package, and Takaichi has said she wants to see 2% inflation backed by wage growth, not by cost-push factors.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has said inflation has been driven mostly by cost-push factors and must shift to a more demand-driven rise in prices backed by higher wages for the bank to consider normalising its ultra-loose monetary policy.
From Reuters
However, the BOJ has brushed aside such speculation, saying that the current global cost-push inflation is not sustainable.
From Reuters
"It's true the recent cost-push inflation is lowering real income, hurting households and adding burdens to some smaller firms," Ueda said.
From Reuters
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