Quilter's Marcus Brookes: Is Japan's rising sun here for good?

For the last two years, global markets have had to contend with the havoc inflation has wrecked on economic growth.

While recession has so far been avoided, the economic picture has definitely been clouded. However, one country where that inflationary trend has been very much welcomed is Japan, which is seeing its most sustained bout of inflation in 30 years. Inflation in Japan reached 4.3% in January, and while it has come down since then, it has remained consistent in the 3.2%-3.5% range. The Bank of Japan will tighten policy - but not by enough Now some, especially us in the UK, may say ‘is that it?' and they would perhaps have a point. But this is a country that has been at near zero l...