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

The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 2.1% annual gain

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

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

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

The CPI rose 5.4% in May from a year before, according to Statistics Korea data, faster than the 4.8% rise the previous month and above the 5.1% tipped in a Reuters poll

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

China's imposition of tariffs and restrictions on metals, food, and energy is worsening the pressure on global inflation, says the Peterson Institute for International Economics. 

The central bank's drastic inflation revisions could foreshadow how far interest rates might have to rise to bring the country's cost of living crisis under control

The average ratio of public debt to gross domestic product—a key measure of a country’s fiscal health—rose to a record 67% last year in emerging market countries

In the overall reading, which includes fresh food costs, the Japanese capital's CPI increased 2.5% in April from a year before, the fastest growth since October 2014

The rise in petrol, home building and food costs is unwelcome news for Scott Morrison, the prime minister, as he fights a tough election next month