A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan’s core inflation rate fell to 3.3% in June, offering some relief after hitting a 29-month high. The core inflation ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

USD/JPY and AUD/USD move on trade talk progress, US PPI data, and Aussie housing trends. Policy paths in Japan, US, and ...

RBA rate cut fears and slowing Aussie jobs data weigh on AUD/USD, with China’s trade outlook and Fed policy in sharp market ...

Japan's core consumer prices in June rose 3.3 percent from a year earlier, fueled by persistently higher prices of rice and ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

Japan’s National Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.3% YoY in June, compared to the previous reading of 3.5%, according to ...

Q2 2025 saw a reversal of many first quarter factor trends. After lagging steeply in several regions in Q1, Momentum ...

As I've emphasized many times in this newsletter, Nikkei Asia's mission is to report global news from an Asian perspective. Fulfilling that mission requires a diverse team that transcends borders. Our ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and ...

Japans real wages plunged 2.9% in May from a year earlier, marking the sharpest decline in nearly two years, as inflation ...