Japan's core inflation hit 3.0% in February and an index stripping away the effect of fuel rose at the fastest pace in nearly a year, a sign of broadening price pressure that reinforces market ...

Japan's core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes.

Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's target and accelerated in March on steady gains in ...

According to government data released on Friday, Japan’s core inflation rose 3% in February, exceeding economists’ ...

Government subsidies for electricity and gas fees contributed to the easing in the pace of inflation - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Government subsidies for electricity ...

Overall, both indices remained well above the Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target, validating the central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda's declaration of victory over decades of defla ...

The leading indicator for nationwide inflation is likely to keep BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda mulling over the right timing for ...

complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates. The slowdown in so-called "core core" inflation, which is closely watched by the Bank of Japan as a key gauge of ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central ... keeping alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike. Service-sector inflation also perked ...

Yet "core core" inflation, excluding both fresh food ... underlying inflation in February suggests that the Bank of Japan could hike rates at its next meeting in May but we still expect that ...