Bank of Japan Tankan survey shows firms still expect inflation above 2% over three and five years
Question
Bank of Japan Tankan survey shows firms still expect inflation above 2% over three and five years
Direct answer
Sticky inflation expectations matter most for the yen, front-end JGBs and Japanese bank stocks.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-10-02
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bank of Japan Tankan survey shows firms still expect inflation above 2% over three and five years”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-02. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-02/bank-of-japan-tankan-survey-shows-firms-still-expect-inflation-above-2-over-thre-b4cb43
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPY | persistent above-target inflation expectations lift the odds of BoJ normalization | Up1-5d | firms projected 2.6% inflation at three years and 2.5% at five years |
| JGB2Y | front-end yields tend to rise when traders price more policy tightening | Down1-5d | the Tankan data were cited as confirming expectations of a BoJ hike |
| 8306.T | banks often benefit from a steeper or higher-rate environment | Up1-5d | the survey strengthened expectations of further BoJ tightening |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPY | Updisagreed | 39.57 2026-10-02 | +0.59% | -0.61% | Pending |
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