Japanese inflation slowed in September with prices up 2.4 percent on-year, not including volatile fresh food, official data showed Friday. The core Consumer Price Index eased from 2.8 percent in August as the pace of increase in electricity and gas prices relented, the internal affairs ministry said. Despite the slowdown,…

At first glance, this morning's national inflation figures from Japan could be seen as positive for further interest rate hikes.

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Japanese inflation slowed in September with prices up 2.4 percent on-year, not including volatile fresh food, official data showed Friday. Excluding both fresh food and energy, Japanese prices rose 2.1 percent in September.

Japanese inflation slowed in September with prices up 2.4 percent on-year, not including volatile fresh food, official data showed Friday. Excluding both fresh food and energy, Japanese prices rose 2.1 percent in September.