Japan's July core consumer inflation rises 1.8%, up for 2nd month

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in July rose 1.8 percent from a year earlier, up for the second straight month and marking the biggest i

TOKYO, Aug 21 : Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July from a year earlier as firms passed on rising import costs from a weak yen and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for a rate hike from the central bank.The data will be among the factors the Bank of Japan will scru

Bank Of Japan’s Rate Hike Dilemma Keeps Getting Harder  Forbes

Statistics SA attributes the slowdown to softer food inflation, slower municipal tariff increases, and lower fuel prices.

The rise was spurred by a 13 percent hike in the price cap on household energy bills that took effect last month, a consequence of the ongoing US-Iran war.

UK inflation rises to 2.9% in year to July as Iran war continues to impact prices  lbc.co.uk

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