Data due Friday is expected to show an uptick in Tokyo inflation following the expiration of energy subsidies. A Quick poll of economists forecast a 3.5% year-over-year increase in core consumer ...

Hotter-than-expected core inflation supports a Bank of Japan interest rate hike in July. The BoJ is expected to deliver a 25 ...

Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April on steady rises in food costs, ...