TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A decline in consumer spending is evident in the deflation recorded at the start of 2025. While the government views deflation as a sign of successful price control, economists ...

In a recent interview, the Japanese Minister of Finance ... needed at current trends despite the current CPI inflation rates. Angrick added that Kato’s comments made it hard to be confident that ...

Japan has not yet beaten deflation despite years of persistently rising consumer prices and the largest round of annual wage increases in three decades, the country’s finance minister has warned.

The outcome of the spring wage negotiations and Japan’s softer inflation numbers offset the effects of a dovish Fed policy outlook on the USD/JPY pair. Looking ahead, price trends will hinge on ...

In a dilapidated warehouse on the outskirts of the Chinese capital, businessman An Dawei inspected rows of giant fridges, industrial hobs and commercial bread ovens waiting to be resold to dining ...

Inflation is the speed of changing prices, now 3pc year-on-year, based on CPI. But while the rate of inflation can fall, prices tend not to. Select categories may, but falling prices – deflation – ...

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese yen weakened against other ... On a monthly basis, the consumer price index edged down 0.1 percent, which was the first fall in five months. Earlier this week ...

Japan’s Topix stock gauge climbed for a seventh day to its highest since July, as lenders jumped following a faster-than-expected rise in consumer prices that supported expectations for interest ...

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation slowed slightly in February due to energy subsidies but continued trending up amid a record spike in rice prices and indications of strong wage growth ...

Japan's core consumer price index rose 3 percent in February compared to last year. The gain was led by a record surge in the price of rice. It's the third straight month the CPI has remained in ...

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