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...
Japan's core inflation slows on fuel subsidies, demand-driven …
TOKYO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - 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...
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.
Japan’s inflation outpaces US price rises for first time in 8 years
Jul 21, 2023 · Headline inflation in Japan rose to 3.3 per cent in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years and underscoring how Asia’s most advanced economy is no longer an outlier...
Japan core inflation perks up in June, keeps BOJ rate hike hopes …
TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation accelerated for a second straight month in June, data showed on Friday, extending a more than two-year run above the central bank's 2% target...
Japan's inflation beats forecasts, end of negative rates in sight
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month in January but beat forecasts and held at the central bank's 2% target, keeping alive expectations...
Japan inflation nears 41-year high on weak yen and soaring …
Dec 23, 2022 · Japan’s core inflation rose at its fastest pace in nearly 41 years in November, in data that may embolden investors looking to challenge central bank claims that it does not plan to...
Key measure of Japan inflation reaches highest level in 41 years
Mar 24, 2023 · An important gauge of Japan’s consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 41 years in February, increasing the challenges for the incoming central bank governor to steer monetary policy while...
Japan Inflation Outlook Jumps, Backing BOJ Case for Rate Hike
Jun 27, 2024 · Japan’s 10-year breakeven rate, the yield difference between nominal government bonds and same-maturity inflation-linked securities, rose to 1.598% on Thursday, Bloomberg-compiled data show.
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...