Japan's factory activity shrank at the fastest pace in eight months in November as soft demand prompted firms to trim production, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
Japan's core inflation in October held above the central bank's 2% target and a key index stripping away the effect of fuel accelerated, data showed on Friday, keeping pressure on the central bank to ...
Japan’s key inflation gauge held above the central bank’s target even as price gains moderated a tad, in data largely supporting the central bank’s view that underlying inflation remains solid.