On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very top.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed in July but stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data showed on Friday, adding to renewed market expectations for another interest rate hike this year.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers and triggered calls for his resignation.

Tokyo inflation eases but remains above target, keeping BoJ rate hikes on the table as USD/JPY reacts to softer data and US durable goods orders loom.

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting lingering price pressures that back market expectations for further interest rate rises.

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The inflation rate for the Greater Tokyo Area fell back below 3% in July, remaining below the expectations of most analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The situation regarding rice prices appears to be easing somewhat. The annual inflation rate fell from over 90% in June to just over 80% now, Commerzbank's FX analyst Volkmar Baur notes.