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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by lottin on Thursday February 22, 2024 @12:10AM (#39463476)
It hasn't lost half its value. A "weak yen" simply means the yen depreciated relative to another currency.
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by RichEO on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:08AM (#39465948)
Yes but there’s inflation too. The yen has devalued, but also the cost of goods in USD has gone up.
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by lottin on Friday February 23, 2024 @01:21AM (#39477561)
Japan has low inflation, like most developed countries.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGJPN

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