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USD/JPY rallies as Trump’s tariffs hit BoJ rate hike bets. Japan inflation, trade, and US data to guide pair’s next move.
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%.
Marcella Chow, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, noted that rice accounts for approximately half of Japan's core inflation, and future inflation trends are heavily reliant on ...
Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...
USD/JPY and AUD/USD move on trade talk progress, US PPI data, and Aussie housing trends. Policy paths in Japan, US, and ...
Japanese real wages in May fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years as persistent inflation continued to outpace wage ...
Headline inflation climbed 3.6% from a year ago, steady from the prior month and staying above the Bank of Japan's 2% target for more than three years. We have the news you need to know to start ...
The surge in rice prices comes as Japan's core inflation rate climbed to 3.7% in May, marking its highest level since January 2023. Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox with NBC New ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century. The huge spike follows a 98.4% increase in April, and a rise ...
Japan’s core inflation accelerated to 3.5% in April, government data showed Friday, bolstered in part by surging rice prices, as the central bank considers pausing its rate hike posture to ...