Japan, inflation

Japan’s inflation hits 2-year high of 4% in January—will the BOJ raise rates?
Japan’s inflation surged in January, with consumer prices rising 4% year over year—the highest level since early 2023. This has intensified pressure on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to tighten its ultra-loose monetary policy.
Japan's CPI surpass expectations; annual inflation hits 2-year high to 4%
Data showed core inflation in Japan rose to 3.2% in January, up from 3% in December, exceeding forecasts of 3.1%. Headline inflation also increased to 4%, up from 3.6%, marking the highest level in two years.
Japan's inflation rate climbs to 4% in January, highest in two years
Japan’s inflation rate in January climbed to 4%, hitting its highest level since January 2023. Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.
Japan's core inflation hits 19-month high
Japan's core consumer inflation hit 3.2 percent in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will keep raising interest rates from levels still seen as low.
Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members
Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.
NBC New York28d
Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
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 Financial Times12d
Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 14-year high
“[For Japan] inflation is for real this time,” said ... traders say the underlying shift is even more historic as a once-frenetic market is resurrected from years of restraint by the central ...
Reuters8d
Japan's wholesale inflation jumps, reinforcing BOJ rate-hike bets
TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight month, highlighting persistent price pressures ...
Wall Street Journal28d
Japan December Inflation Backs Case for Central Bank Rate Increase
TOKYO—Japan’s consumer price growth picked up in December, adding to evidence of steady inflation just hours before the central bank announces its rate decision. Overall consumer prices rose 3 ...
Stock Market Today: Asia Shares Trade Mixed as China Benchmarks Surge While Others Slip
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 8,300.90, while South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2% to 2,650.17. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ...
Yahoo Finance16d
Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
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 ...
Courthouse News Service7d
Japan to release emergency rice reserves to fight runaway inflation
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 ...
Seeking Alpha28d
Will The Bank of Japan Hurt Markets Again?
Japan's stubborn inflation and falling real wages necessitate the rate hike, contrasting with other developed countries leaning towards rate cuts. Historical rate hikes by the BoJ led to ...