Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a fresh four-decade high as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, data showed, a sign price hikes were broadening and could keep the ...

"It's clear Japan's inflation is perking up as a trend. The economy's output gap will also likely to turn positive soon," said Mari Iwashita, chief market economist at Daiwa Securities.

Japan hasn't seen inflation of this level for about 30 years ... sees labor unions at major companies negotiate pay rates with management every March. The outcome serves as the benchmark for ...

Japan’s inflation has hit 4% for the first time in more than four decades, an outcome likely to keep speculation of a monetary policy change smoldering as prices grow at twice the pace targeted ...

Japan’s key inflation gauge slowed in September for the first time in five months, ahead of a central bank meeting later this month where the board is widely expected to keep the interest rate ...

TOKYO -- Japanese incomes will rise faster than inflation in fiscal 2024, a new government forecast will show, a hopeful sign for consumers even if much of the anticipated boost comes from one ...

Japan's core inflation accelerated in May due to energy levies but an index that strips away the effect of fuel slowed for the ninth straight month, data showed on Friday, complicating the central ...

Japanese wages are expected to grow in real terms in the second half of 2024 for the first time in more than three decades, according to Asset Management One. Asset Management One economists ...

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting. Consumer prices ...

TOKYO — Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December while services inflation held steady, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.

"The past three decades in Japan have been defined by minimal price inflation and negligible wage growth," said Yuko Iizuka, economist at Asset Management One. Wages growing faster than inflation ...