Japan's core inflation rate which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, slowed to 3.1% in July from 3.3% in June, but posted above the Bank of Japan's 2% target for the 16th straight month. On ...

The core consumer price index in Japan, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, increased for the third consecutive month to 2.7% year-on-year in July 2024, following a 2.6% gain in June ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it under pressure to resume interest rate hikes as U.S. trade ...

Japan's core inflation, which excludes fresh food but includes energy, accelerated for the third consecutive month to 3.7% from 3.5% in April, the highest since January 2023. The figure also topped ...