Japan’s inflation picked up speed in January, adding pressure on households and fueling expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon raise interest rates. Core consumer prices rose 3.2% year-on ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called "core-core ...

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The headline inflation rate in the country dropped to 3.3%, coming down from 3.5% in May, but marking the 39th straight month that inflation has run above the Bank of Japan's 2% target.

Marcella Chow, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, noted that rice accounts for approximately 50% of Japan's core inflation, and future inflation trends are heavily reliant on ...

By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Japan's core consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in March because of a rise in food prices, helping the Bank of Japan make a case for further interest-rate increases ...

Marcella Chow, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, noted that rice accounts for approximately half of Japan's core inflation, and future inflation trends are heavily reliant on ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of easing. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was in ...

Rice prices in Japan more than double in May — core inflation jumps to highest levels since 2023 By Lim Hui Jie, CNBC • Published June 19, 2025 • Updated on June 20, 2025 at 12:04 am ...

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. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever ...