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Japan inflation

BOJ seen keeping on stimulus to support inflation

At a two-day meeting ending on Thursday, the BOJ is widely expected to keep its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent.

Dec 18, 2017, 10:07 AM IST

Japan inflation stalls and spending slides, keeps BOJ under pressure

Japan`s core consumer inflation was flat in the year to July and household spending unexpectedly fell, casting deeper doubt on the central bank`s forecast that a solid economic recovery will help accelerate inflation to its 2 percent target.

Aug 28, 2015, 09:39 AM IST

Japan inflation tepid, spending falls in June

Separately, the ministry said household spending fell 2.0 percent in June against market expectations for another rise after a 4.8 percent increase in May.

Jul 31, 2015, 08:35 AM IST

Japan inflation tepid, spending up in May: Govt

Core inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, was up 0.1 percent year-on-year, beating market expectations for zero growth but coming still well short of the Bank of Japan`s 2.0 percent target.

Jun 26, 2015, 10:03 AM IST

Japan Q1 economic growth accelerates to 0.6% on-quarter

The latest growth is bigger than a revised 0.3 percent expansion in the final quarter of 2014 and beat the market median forecast of a 0.4 percent on-quarter increase.

May 20, 2015, 06:40 AM IST

Subdued Japan inflation, weak demand keep BOJ under pressure

A slowdown in China and weak first-quarter growth figures in the United States, major markets for Japanese exports, are also adding to the pressure on the Bank of Japan to do more to hit its ambitious 2 percent inflation goal.

May 01, 2015, 12:18 PM IST

Bank of Japan holds off further easing measures

The Bank of Japan held off further easing measures on Wednesday as it struggles to drag up the country`s flatlining inflation that is defying a massive stimulus programme launched two years ago.

Apr 08, 2015, 10:25 AM IST

Japan core consumer inflation grinds to halt, keeps BOJ pressured

Japan`s annual core consumer inflation ground to a halt in February, the first time it has stopped rising in nearly two years, keeping the central bank under pressure to expand monetary stimulus later this year.

Mar 27, 2015, 08:57 AM IST

Japan inflation slows again in December as spending drops

Japan`s core consumer inflation slowed for a fifth straight month in December, as the internal affairs ministry reported household spending fell a greater-than-expected 3.4 percent from a year ago.

Jan 30, 2015, 08:24 AM IST

Japan inflation slows and output slips, keep BOJ under pressure

Japanese annual core consumer inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in November due largely to sliding oil prices, highlighting the challenges the central bank faces in achieving its 2 percent inflation target.

Dec 26, 2014, 17:26 PM IST