TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Monday the country's underlying inflation was approaching 2%, a goal that is included in the government's joint statement with the ...

Japan's core consumer price inflation likely accelerated in January from the previous month and rose at the joint-fastest ...

The 3% reading in December is the highest inflation rate since August 2023, and boosts the case for a rate hike from the Bank of Japan. The headline inflation rate in Japan came in at 3.6% ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and ...

Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Japan’s borrowing costs have soared to a 14-year high as rising interest rates, sustained inflation and a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government ...

Japans wholesale inflation surged to 4.2% in January, marking its fifth consecutive monthly increase and exceeding market ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a policy speech ... prices would stabilize late last year once newly harvested rice arrived in stores, but inflation continued unabated, this time ...

This week, traders should closely monitor Japan’s GDP, trade, Services PMI, and inflation data. These reports could significantly influence sentiment toward a BoJ rate hike. On Monday ...

The December reading means that core inflation in the country has matched or ran above the Bank of Japan's 2% target for 33 months in a row. The core inflation reading strips out only prices of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation likely accelerated in January from the previous month and rose at the joint-fastest pace in 17 months due to high food prices and reduced ...