Core Inflation

India Warns High Inflation Will Persist Through This Year

Inflation at the retail level has remained above the central bank's tolerance band of 2-6% for five months in a…

2 years ago

Japanese Inflation Tops Central Bank Target Again

The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for…

2 years ago

China Stocks Upbeat Even as Rate Rises Haunt World Markets

China's markets are being buoyed by policy easing exactly as much of the rest of the world is tightening, says…

2 years ago

Asia Food Export Bans Fuel Protectionism Fears – NYT

One risk is that export bans by countries that rely heavily on food imports could prompt neighbours to retaliate, an…

2 years ago

BoJ’s Kuroda Apologises for Rising Prices ‘Misunderstanding’

While conceding his words may have been inappropriate, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the remark was intended to…

2 years ago

South Korea Inflation Rises at Fastest Pace in Almost 14 Years

The CPI rose 5.4% in May from a year before, according to Statistics Korea data, faster than the 4.8% rise…

2 years ago

Japan Consumer Prices Soar at Fastest Pace in Seven Years

The gain was much stronger than a 0.8% year-on-year rise in March, as the impact of mobile phone fee cuts…

2 years ago

China’s ‘Self-Interest’ Adds to Global Inflation: Think Tank

China's imposition of tariffs and restrictions on metals, food, and energy is worsening the pressure on global inflation, says the…

2 years ago

Australian Central Bank Warns of More Interest Rate Rises

The central bank's drastic inflation revisions could foreshadow how far interest rates might have to rise to bring the country's…

2 years ago

IMF Sounds Alarm on Emerging-Market Debt Crisis

The average ratio of public debt to gross domestic product—a key measure of a country’s fiscal health—rose to a record…

2 years ago

Tokyo Consumer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in Seven Years

In the overall reading, which includes fresh food costs, the Japanese capital's CPI increased 2.5% in April from a year…

2 years ago

Australia Inflation Soars as Country Braces for Tight Election

The rise in petrol, home building and food costs is unwelcome news for Scott Morrison, the prime minister, as he…

2 years ago