Japan's corporate service inflation steady, keeps alive BOJ rate …
1 day ago · A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation held steady near 3% in October, data showed on Tuesday, reinforcing the central bank's view that rising wages are prodding more firms to ...
Japan's October CPI rises 2.3%, slows for 2nd month
5 days 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.
Japan's inflation holds above BOJ target, fanning Dec rate hike bets
5 days 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 core inflation slows on fuel subsidies, demand-driven …
Oct 18, 2024 · Japan's core inflation slowed in September due to the rollout of energy subsidies but an index excluding the effect of fuel held steady, a sign that broadening price pressure will keep the...
Japan's rising wholesale inflation heightens uncertainty on BOJ's …
Nov 13, 2024 · Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October at the fastest annual pace in more than a year as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, complicating the central bank's ...
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 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...
Cost of living: Japan's inflation hits a 41-year high - BBC
Japan's core consumer price inflation edged up to 3.7% in November, the highest it has been since 1981. That was when a Middle East crisis disrupted oil production and caused energy prices to...
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.
Wages are finally rising in Japan, as inflation eats away at …
Jun 19, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Wages are rising in Japan more than they have in decades, at least for some workers. But so are prices, leaving many people feeling they must scrimp more than ever. In May, the consumer price index was up 3.2% from a year earlier, well above the central bank’s target of about 2%.