Inflation at the retail level has remained above the central bank's tolerance band of 2-6% for five months in a row, even though it eased marginally in May

While conceding his words may have been inappropriate, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the remark was intended to help explain the need for more wage growth

Inflation is "scary" and hurting Americans financially but is a complicated issue with many causes, Katherine Tai said in remarks to the Washington International Trade Association

Unlike its US and European counterparts, the BoJ does not face a trade-off between the need to tame inflation and support the economy, Kuroda says

CPI data showed that consumer price pressures rose, while the Producer Price Index was contained by measures to stabilise commodity prices and increase supply

Inflation in Asia is starting to pick up at a time China’s economic slowdown is adding to pressure on regional growth

Global policymakers have moved quickly to prevent soaring inflation from derailing a fragile world economic recovery

Asian restaurants and street food hawkers like Ma's face the tough choice of taking the hit from higher costs or passing them on and risk losing loyal customers

Regional economies have largely lagged behind US and European re-openings from the pandemic, but central banks that looked past inflation pressures are now reassessing their positions

(ATF) In the eye of last year’s financial market storm, the entire US yield curve sank below 1%....