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Japan’s Inflation Surge Is Now A Political Crisis
On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very ...
Core Inflation in Japan's Capital Stays Above BOJ Target in July
TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data ...
Japanese PM stays on to tackle high inflation, US tariffs despite a key election loss
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who faced a major defeat in a key election for the smaller of Japan’s ...
Japan Trade Deal Means Less Inflation. Bonds Are Pricing It In.
So-called break-even inflation rates, which reflect the bond market’s expectations of how fast prices will rise, are at ...
Japan Inflation Eases, But BOJ Still Faces Policy Challenges
A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...
Japanese Yen and Aussie Dollar Forecasts: Tokyo Inflation Cools, US and China in Focus
Tokyo inflation eases but remains above target, keeping BoJ rate hikes on the table as USD/JPY reacts to softer data and US ...
Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
The increase in rice prices slowed marginally to a 100.2% increase year over year, down from 101.7% in May.
Japan households' inflation expectations steady, on track to hit BOJ goal
Japanese households' inflation expectations held steady in the three months to June, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, ...
Japan's June core inflation likely slowed as tariff threats loom: Reuters poll
Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it under pressure to resume interest rate hikes as U.S. trade tariffs threaten ...