A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan’s core inflation rate fell to 3.3% in June, offering some relief after hitting a 29-month high. The core inflation ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

USD/JPY and AUD/USD move on trade talk progress, US PPI data, and Aussie housing trends. Policy paths in Japan, US, and ...

RBA rate cut fears and slowing Aussie jobs data weigh on AUD/USD, with China’s trade outlook and Fed policy in sharp market ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

US core inflation rose by 0.3% in June, the biggest increase since January, as tariffs pushed up import costs.

TOKYO -- Japan's stubbornly high inflation and U.S. trade tariffs are casting a pall over both this month's upper house election race and the central bank's efforts to normalize monetary policy.

The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, fell 0.2% in Asia hours, but headed ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

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. It has stayed put despite headline and ...

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in five months in June amid higher costs for some goods, suggesting tariffs were ...