{"id":24178,"date":"2026-05-18T04:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/24178\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:41:15","slug":"japan-energy-shock-lifts-inflation-more-than-gdp-ing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/24178\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan: Energy shock lifts inflation more than GDP \u2013 ING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan: Energy shock lifts inflation more than GDP \u2013 ING<\/p>\n<p>POPULAR ARTICLES<img decoding=\"async\" data-nuxt-img=\"\"  onerror=\"this.setAttribute('data-error', 1)\" class=\"bg-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/japan-01_Large.jpg\" data-v-d977a18e=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ING\u2019s Min Joo Kang expects Japan\u2019s economy to maintain similar growth to the previous quarter, with first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) seen rising 0.3% quarter-on-quarter.<\/p>\n<p>ING\u2019s Min Joo Kang expects Japan\u2019s economy to maintain similar growth to the previous quarter, with first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) seen rising 0.3% quarter-on-quarter. The war-related energy shock is judged to have limited impact on trade and growth but a more visible effect on inflation. ING forecasts April inflation at 1.8% year-on-year, helped by subsidies that cap broader price pressures.<\/p>\n<p>Growth steady while prices edge higher<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Japan\u2019s upcoming data releases will reveal the economic impact of energy disruptions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Energy effects may have a limited impact on growth but a greater impact on inflation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the economy continued to grow at a similar rate as the previous quarter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expect GDP to rise 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inflation is expected to rise to 1.8% year-on-year in April, up from 1.5% in March.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(This article was created with the help of an Artificial Intelligence tool and reviewed by an editor.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-nuxt-img=\"\"  onerror=\"this.setAttribute('data-error', 1)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/group-icon8.png\" data-v-326f74ef=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More than a million users rely on FXStreet for real-time market data, charting tools, expert insights, and forex news. Its comprehensive economic calendar and educational webinars help traders stay informed and make calculated decisions. FXStreet is supported by a team of about 60 professionals, split between the Barcelona headquarters and various global regions.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right<\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japan: Energy shock lifts inflation more than GDP \u2013 ING POPULAR ARTICLES ING\u2019s Min Joo Kang expects Japan\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[3073,191,189,3074,188,190,3072,3075],"class_list":["post-24178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-cfd","tag-economy","tag-economy-of-japan","tag-forex","tag-japans-economy","tag-japanese-economy","tag-tmgm","tag-trading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}