It was the fastest year-on-year increase since March 2024, when it rose 2.9%. This chart depicts Japan's core, core core, goods, and services CPIs. "The strength in underlying inflation in ...

The annual inflation rate in Japan fell to 2.5% in September 2024 from 3.0% in the prior month, marking the lowest reading since April. Electricity prices increased the least in three months as ...

A Bank of Japan rate hike triggered an abrupt gain in value for the yen. That in turn impacted a huge global "carry trade" involving trillions of dollars. Markets around the world are seeing heavy ...