Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

CNBC • Aug 20, 2026

Japan Inflation Picks Up as Rate-Boost Bets Firm

Japan's consumer inflation picked up last month as the effects of higher oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict broadened.

WSJ • Aug 20, 2026

Japan exports growth accelerates for fifth straight month, beating estimates, on robust chip shipments

Exports growth accelerated for a fifth straight month coming in at 23.2%. Economists polled by Reuters had estimated growth at 19.9%.

CNBC • Aug 20, 2026

Japan wholesale inflation eases slightly to 7.2%, undershooting expectations

The PPI reading was lower with the 7.4% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and was down from a revised 7.3% seen in June.

CNBC • Aug 13, 2026

Japan fund managers chase retail cash as JGB yields surge

After years of paying investors almost nothing, Japanese government bonds are suddenly ​worth owning again, and domestic asset managers are hurrying to give ordinary investors a way in.

Reuters • Aug 12, 2026

Takaichi's fiscal push could lift growth — and Japan's already-rising interest bill

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's planned food-tax cut would reduce annual government revenue by an estimated 4.4 trillion yen, just as Japan's borrowing costs and debt-servicing bill are rising. Higher JGB yields may attract domestic investors and prevent a disorderly bond sell-off, but they would steadily reduce the government's fiscal room.

CNBC • Aug 4, 2026

Bank of Japan Stands Pat, Continues to See Inflation Around 2%

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged Friday as it assesses how its latest interest-rate increase is affecting the economy and price trends.

WSJ • Jul 31, 2026

Yen's Focus on BOJ Gov. Ueda's Guidance

The yen's focus was on BOJ Gov. Ueda's guidance at his post-meeting press conference today, following suspected yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities on Thursday, StoneX said.

WSJ • Jul 31, 2026

Bank of Japan Set to Hold as It Assesses Impact of June Increase

The Bank of Japan is likely to take a breather this week to assess the effects of its latest move after raising its policy rate to the highest level in three decades.

WSJ • Jul 28, 2026

JGBs Fall Amid Concerns Over Japan's Fiscal Policies

JGBs fell in price terms in early Tokyo trade amid concerns over Japan's fiscal policies.

WSJ • Jul 6, 2026