The Japanese yen on Friday inched up by 0.15% to 143.80 against the U.S. dollar following the release of inflation data. Topix equities rose 0.7%, while the benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained by 0.5%.

Export volumes held up well against new U.S. tariffs, giving the central bank some of the conditions it needs to resume ...

Major central banks hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation, but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Food inflation, especially rice prices, is a major factor behind the rise ...

Japan’s producer prices guide BoJ policy bets and USD/JPY moves, while Aussie wage growth influences RBA rate path and ...

A separate index that strips away the effects of both fresh food and fuel costs, closely watched by the Bank of Japan as a broader price trend indicator, would likely stay around January's 2.5% in ...

A Reuters poll showed that Tokyo core consumer inflation, closely watched as a leading indicator of nationwide trends, likely hit 1.9% in January, falling below the BOJ's 2% target for the first ...

The Japanese government shares the Bank of Japan view that the country's inflation trend remains intact, the vice economy minister said, shrugging off concerns over a delay in meeting the central ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called "core-core ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7 ...