Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, ...

Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.

Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise ...

USD/JPY slips as Tokyo inflation tops BoJ target; all eyes now on US PCE data and Fed rate path to gauge next move.

PRICES in Tokyo jumped the most in two years on surging food costs, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for another rate hike ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demand-driven price growth could complicate the central bank's ...

In fact, the return of inflation is a primary reason why ... to increase wages to retain and attract talent.” Should the trend of rising wages in Japan continue, there would be tangible benefits ...

or if consumer inflation cools down, we can expect a positive trend in real wages" looking ahead, the official said. Japanese companies agreed to an average 5.1% wage hike in 2024, the biggest ...

A downward trend in spending eases demand-driven ... USD/JPY movement will hinge on the inflation figures from Japan and the US. A break below the 150.201 resistance level would bring the 148. ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a third ... which is considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends, was largely due to a phase-out of government subsidies ...

Yet the increase in closures this year underscores larger economic trends in Japan: Inflation is rising after almost three “lost decades” of economic stagnation; the yen, although it has risen ...

TOKYO—Japanese government data released Friday ... Tokyo CPI is viewed as an early indicator of nationwide inflation trends.