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Japan wholesale inflation nearly doubles to 4.9% in April as Iran war spikes import costs
May 15, 2026
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by Micah Abiodun
for CryptoPolitan
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On May 15 the Bank of Japan reported wholesale prices rose 4.9% year-on-year in April, well above economists' 3.0% forecast and nearly double March's revised 2.9%, driven by higher oil and petrochemical import costs linked to the Iran conflict. The sudden wholesale inflation spike increases monetary policy and volatility risk for risk assets and crypto markets, potentially boosting interest in inflation-hedge tokens while posing short-term downside risks for DeFi, token adoption and market liquidity.
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According to a Bank of Japan (BOJ) report issued Friday May 15, Japan’s wholesale prices jumped 4.9% year-on-year in April. This number exceeds the 3.0% gain economists had forecast and nearly doubled March’s revised 2.9%, as the Iran conflict drove a sharp rise in oil and petrochemical import costs, Reuters reported. The corporate goods price...
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