Japan, inflation
Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.
Japan core consumer prices up 2.8% in August
Rice prices shot up 28.3%, electricity rates soared 26.2% and city gas rates 15.1%, following an end of government subsidies.
Japan Consumer Prices Rose at Slightly Faster Pace in August
Japan’s consumer inflation grew at a slightly faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target.
Japan's core inflation rate rises for 4th month to 2.8% in August, as expected
The core consumer price index in Japan, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, increased by 2.8% Y/Y in August 2024, posting the highest reading since February and matching market expectations.
Japan August inflation seen accelerating, boosting case for BOJ rate hike: Reuters poll
Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, tracking comfortably above the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive expectations for more rate hikes ahead.
Japan's core consumer prices up 2.8% in August on higher food costs
Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 2.8 percent from a year earlier, increasing at a faster pace for the fourth straight mont
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Japan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
Japan posted a trade deficit for a second straight month in August, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, despite signs of ...
Japan sees record number of foreign visitors in August; hotel companies actively opening new properties
TOKYO: International visitors continued to flock to Japan in August, with an estimated 2.93 million people coming in from ...
Japan and China End Dispute Over Nuclear Plant Wastewater
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that the two countries have achieved a "level of mutual understanding." ...
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Japan Consumer Inflation Picked Up in August Amid BOJ Rate Hike View
TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target ...
Japan's August Wholesale Inflation Slows, Takes Pressure off BOJ
The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, ...
China to ease Japanese seafood import ban gradually
China will soon begin easing an import ban on all Japanese seafood, after alleviating concerns related to monitoring treated ...