Japan’s Inflation Holds Above BOJ Target Amid Rate Hike Bets
1 day ago · Japan’s key inflation gauge held above the central bank’s target even as price gains moderated a tad, in data largely supporting the central bank’s view that underlying inflation remains solid.
Japan's inflation holds above BOJ target, fanning Dec rate hike bets
1 day ago · TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation in October held above the central bank's 2% target and a key index stripping away the effect of fuel accelerated, data showed on Friday, keeping pressure on ...
Japan's October CPI rises 2.3%, slows for 2nd month
1 day ago · Japan's core consumer price index rose 2.3 percent in October from a year earlier. But the pace slowed for the second straight month. The Bank of Japan's inflation target is 2 percent.
Tokyo inflation likely exceeded BOJ's 2% target again in November
1 day ago · TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo for November likely surpassed the Bank of Japan's 2% price target following a reduction in fuel subsidies and with an increase in food costs ...
Japan’s Underlying Inflation Picks Up, Paving Way for December …
1 day ago · Japan’s overall consumer inflation continued to slow in October, but a rise in underlying price pressures could further clear the path for the central bank to hike rates in December.
Japan Wanted Higher Inflation. It’s Here, and It Hurts.
Jul 29, 2024 · In the past few years, Japan saw a burst of inflation, spurred by pandemic supply chain snags and geopolitical shocks, as a way to shake the economy out of a decades-long cycle of weak growth...
Japan core CPI logs fastest rise in 41 yrs in 2023, points to easing
Jan 19, 2024 · Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1 percent last year, marking the fastest pace of increase in 41 years, as the cost-of-living crisis deepened without robust wage growth, although inflation slowed in December, government data showed Friday.
Japan reports inflation hit 4%, 41-year high in December | AP News
Jan 20, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan's consumer inflation rate hit a 41-year high of 4% in December, as prices for everything from burgers to gas surged.
Japan's inflation beats forecasts, end of negative rates in sight
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month in January but beat forecasts and held at the central bank's 2% target, keeping alive expectations...
Inflation in Japan's capital accelerates, keeps BOJ rate hike …
Jun 28, 2024 · Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in June on rising fuel bills and the boost to import costs from a weak yen, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for a near-term...