With “supercore” inflation, excluding fresh food and energy, still strong at 2.6 per cent, we think the Bank of Japan remains on course to deliver its next rate increase in April.

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, came in at 3% as expected by economists polled by Reuters. The headline inflation rate rose to 3%, staying above the BOJ's 2% target for 43 ...

By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Annual core inflation in Tokyo slowed in February, running ...

The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

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Monthly trimmed mean CPI rose by 0.3 per cent or more in six of the past seven months. Core inflation is annualising closer ...