BOJ may raise rates further as Japanese data stays firm Tokyo inflation beats expectations, supporting BOJ tightening Retail spending and low unemployment point to a resilient economy USD/JPY ...

I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. After 25 years of craving inflation, Japan’s 125 million people are having some serious buyer’s remorse. In January ...

Japans unemployment rate edged up to 2.5% in January from 2.4% in December, according to government data released on Tuesday.

Japanese Yen faces key test as BoJ signals, labor data, and US jobs report influence rate hike bets. USD/JPY traders eye ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...

“Japan’s core inflation is likely to remain around 3% in the first half of this year,” said Taro Saito, head of economic research at NLI Research Institute. “The BOJ will keep mulling the ...

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's annual wholesale inflation hit 4.0% in February, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring pressure from rising raw material costs that will keep alive market ...