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Japan's core inflation slows but stays above BOJ target, keeps hike bets alive
Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...
Japan's 'whole election is about inflation': Strategist
Nicholas Smith of CLSA discusses the upcoming Japanese upper house election, saying it will have little impact on markets. He ...
Sharply higher food prices push up Japan's CPI
Japan's consumer inflation rose in June, as shoppers paid twice as much for rice compared to a year earlier. The internal ...
June BoJ inflation offers few reasons for near-term tightening
Japan’s inflation in June gives the Bank of Japan few reasons for immediate cheer. Headline and core inflation decelerated, ...
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Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Public support for Ishiba's administration has tumbled to its lowest level since he took office last year, partly because of ...
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Japan rice prices soar again in June, soaring by 99%
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2% in June year-on-year, official data showed today, piling further pressure on Prime Minister ...
Japan’s Ishiba on the brink in pivotal poll as inflation stokes backlash
Japan’s ruling bloc led by the Liberal Democratic party is in danger of losing its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time in 15 years as a backlash led by first-time voters, ...
Japan households' inflation expectations steady, on track to hit BOJ goal
Japanese households' inflation expectations held steady in the three months to June, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, ...