Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated to a two-year high in April on surging food costs, making the central bank's ...

Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% ... The forecasts are based on the assumption that the effective U.S. tariff rate on Japanese goods will stay at 16%, up from 2% at the end of 2024.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation accelerated in March ... "We will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation continues to accelerate to 2% as we project," Ueda said.

Japan's annual inflation rate edged to 3.6% in March 2025 from ... while education costs fell further. Core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food but includes energy costs, rose 3.2 ...

Taken together, the comments indicate Ueda intends to keep his options open on policy so he can respond with a hike if the ...

The Tokyo core CPI rose above 3% for the first time since July 2023. The higher reading reflected a reduction in government ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer ... by the Bank of Japan as a broader price trend indicator, rose 3.1% in April from a year earlier after a 2.2% rise in March. The Tokyo inflation figures are ...

TOKYO–Japan’s core consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in March because of a rise in food prices, helping the Bank of Japan make a case for further interest-rate increases despite tariff ...

Yet, core inflation ... The BoJ will base rate decisions on what happens with concessions made between the US and Japan and where the US tariffs policies go from here. We believe that by July ...

Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% target every month ... The forecasts are based on the assumption that the effective U.S. tariff rate on Japanese goods will stay at 16%, up from 2% at the ...

Japan's core inflation accelerated in March due to persistent rises ... when the central bank is set to keep interest rates steady at 0.5% and cut its growth estimates as U.S. President Donald Trump's ...