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 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 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 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 York29d
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 New York Times5d
From Japan, a Hard Lesson About a Weak Currency
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and ... highest profits in Japanese history. Stocks soared to ...
The Economist1mon
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
Japan is used to the position in which it currently finds itself: apart from the rest of the rich world. Elsewhere, as inflation exceeded central-bank targets, rate-setters tightened monetary ...
Yahoo Finance17d
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 ...
Business Times3d
Japan’s historic rate shift is turbo-charging the credit market
JAPAN’S corporate bond market is booming, as an economic rebound and plans to get ahead of higher interest rates encourage a flurry of issuance. Japanese companies have sold 14.7 trillion yen ...
Reuters9d
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 ...
Courthouse News Service8d
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 Alpha29d
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 ...