Overall inflation sped up to 2.6%, as food prices also pushed up the gauge, also outpacing economist expectations.

Asian shares fell on Friday as the yen strengthened due to expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike following strong inflation data. Geopolitical tensions worsened with Russia's warning to strike ...

The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut ...

Asian shares slipped on Friday while the yen was aiming for its best week in four months as strong local inflation data had traders favouring an imminent rate hike from the Bank of Japan. Overnight, ...

By Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and ...

Indian stock market expected a muted opening on Friday as GIFT Nifty declined amid weak global cues. Asian equities fell with ...

Australian and Japanese shares fell, while contracts for Hong Kong and US equity futures rose. Cash trading in stocks and ...

Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital accelerated in November and stayed above the central bank’s 2% target in a sign of ...

Consumer prices, excluding fresh food, for the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 2.2% in November from a year earlier, marking the ...

Asia-Pacific markets started Friday lower, with investors assessing November inflation numbers from Japan's capital of Tokyo ...

Core CPI inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food items, rose 2.2% year-on-year in November, government data showed on Friday. The reading was above expectations of 2.0% and picked up sharply ...

Tokyo inflation accelerated this month as the government reduced energy subsidies, while the data overall indicated the country’s price growth trend remains broadly in line with the Bank of Japan’s ...