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Core inflation in Japan’s capital slows in January

[TOKYO] Core consumer in Japan’s capital slowed to a 15-month low in January due to the effects of petrol subsidies and easing price pressure on food, data showed on Friday, a sign consumers were gett...

Tepco also intends to pursue alliances to advance its intended reforms, saying it will seek partners capable of growing with it.

Tepco targets 3.1 trillion yen in cost cuts spanning 10 years

It expects to swing to a loss for the fiscal year ending in March

Commercial and residential buildings in Tokyo, Japan. The capital has long existed in a state of flux, with older buildings routinely razed in favour of modernised, earthquake-resilient structures.

Tokyo becoming colony for the rich, Pritzker winner warns

Riken Yamamoto says that what bothers him is the exclusivity of wealthy conclaves created by the Japanese capital’s recent blockbuster developments

The company will leave its current place in Pacific Century Place Marunouchi, a building in which it owns a stake, and move into Shin-Marunouchi Building in early January.

Singapore wealth fund GIC moving to bigger office in Tokyo finance zone

It wants to strengthen its presence in Japan as financial markets gain momentum

The increase in the Tokyo CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food costs, followed a 2.8 per cent gain in October.

Core inflation in Japan’s capital brings BOJ closer to a rate hike

[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital stayed well above the central bank’s 2 per cent target in November as firms continued to pass on rising costs mainly for food, data showed on Friday,...

The Malaysian ringgit is the best performing currency in Asia this year.

Shutdown over, is volatility just beginning?

US shutdown ends, AI stocks wobble, Japan shifts its fiscal strategy, and the ringgit surges. Emily Liu unpacks the week’s biggest market movers.

The Tokyo core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, rose 2.5 per cent in September from a year earlier, slower than a median market forecast for a 2.8 per cent gain.

Core inflation in Japan’s capital holds steady in September

[TOKYO] Core inflation in Japan’s capital held steady in September and stayed well above the central bank’s 2 per cent target, data showed on Friday, as price pressures keep alive market expectations ...

The Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, rose 2.5 per cent in August from a year earlier, government data showed, matching a median market forecast.

Core inflation in Japan’s capital slows but stays above BOJ target

[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital slowed in August but stayed above the central bank’s 2 per cent target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations of a resumption in i...

The Tokyo consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food costs, rose 2.9 per cent in July from a year earlier, government data showed, slightly below a median market forecast for a 3.0 per cent increase.

Core inflation in Japan’s capital stays above BOJ target in July

[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital stayed well above the central bank’s 2 per cent target in July, data showed on Friday, adding to renewed market expectations for another interest rat...

The Tokyo consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food costs, rose 3.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, compared with a median market forecast for a 3.3 per cent gain.

Core inflation in Tokyo slows but stays above BOJ target

[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Tokyo slowed in June but stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) 2 per cent target, data showed on Friday (Jun 27), keeping alive market expectations for further...