Japan wage growth strongest since 1997, cementing BOJ hike case

The news headline for the data is here ICYMI: Japan wages data, July 2026: Headline earnings +4.7% y/y (expected +3.9%, prior +4%) Since then we've had: Japan revised Q2 GDP: +1.4% y/y (preliminary 1.1%) I'll have more to come on that GDP data, but for now, wrappoing up the…