'Iranflation' a wild card for BOJ and other Asian central banks

Nikkei Asia | March 8, 2026, 5:57 p.m. | Original

TOKYO -- Monetary policy management just got thornier for Asian central banks with the intensifying conflict in the Middle East stoking energy-driven inflation worries.

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