With “supercore” inflation, excluding fresh food and energy, still strong at 2.6 per cent, we think the Bank of Japan remains on course to deliver its next rate increase in April.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit a two-year low to match the central bank's 2% target in January, data showed on Friday, suggesting weakening price ...

Japans annual core consumer inflation slowed to 2.0% in January, marking its weakest pace in two years and adding complexity to the Bank of Japans next interest rate decision. The latest government ...

Headline inflation for November fell to 2.9% from October's 3%. But it stayed above BOJ's target rate for a 44th straight month. Core inflation came in at 3%, in line with market estimates. Japan's ...

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Japan’s core inflation picked up for the first time since May. Headline and core inflation both hit 2.9%, keeping inflation above the BOJ’s 2% target. The figures set an early test for new Prime ...

Due to the new series, inflation is seen to be lower than earlier-projected, giving room for the central bank to extend the ...

On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation fell from 2.7 percent in December 2025 to 2.4 percent in January 2026 - the lowest reading since May 2025. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food ...

According to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose ...