Japan's largest union group Rengo sees average wage hike of 5.26% this fiscal year
News brief
This is the preliminary number, which will usually be watered down by the time we get the final figure in a few months' time For some context, the fiscal year 2025 preliminary figure was 5.46%. That was then watered down to 5.25% once we got the final confirmation of the exact average wage hike. It is a normal…
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- Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.
This is the preliminary number, which will usually be watered down by the time we get the final figure in a few months' time For some context, the fiscal year 2025 preliminary figure was 5.46%. That was then watered down to 5.25% once we got the final confirmation of the exact average wage hike. It is a normal… For some context, the fiscal year 2025 preliminary figure was 5.46%. That was then watered down to 5.25% once we got the final confirmation of the exact average wage hike. For some context, the fiscal year 2025 preliminary figure was 5.46%. That was then watered down to 5.25% once we got the final confirmation of the exact average wage hike. It is a normal practice for that to happen, so expect more of the same this time around too. As such, this preliminary 5.26% will be much softer even if it is showing that it is higher than the 5.25%… For traders, the practical value is less about the headline alone and more about how it changes context, sentiment and the quality of the next decision. Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.
