By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July from a year earlier as firms ...

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8% ...

Japan's inflation hit 1.9% and the yen sits near 159. Traders now price an 84% chance of a September BOJ rate hike.

Japan’s core inflation rose to 1.8% in July from 1.6% in June, in line with market expectations, strengthening bets that the ...

The July Consumer Price Index report was about in line with what economists were expecting. The headline reading showed inflation rose 0.2% month over month, which matched expectations. It rose 2.7% ...

[TOKYO] Japan’s core consumer inflation accelerated in July from a year earlier as firms passed on rising import costs from a ...

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 ...

The price of gasoline was still a big driver of inflation in May, though in recent weeks, gasoline prices have dropped as crude oil prices have plunged. The “core services” PCE price index jumped by 0 ...

The July CPI report lands Wednesday with inflation seen easing to 3.4%. Here is what to expect and how the Fed could react.