Japan February Core CPI May Come in Below BOJ's 2% Target -- Market Talk
Dow Jones03-23
0616 GMT - Japan's core consumer inflation is expected to have slowed below the Bank of Japan's 2% target for the first time in nearly four years. Government data due Tuesday is likely to show that consumer prices, excluding fresh food, climbed 1.7% in February from a year earlier, according to economists polled by data provider Quick. That compares with January's 2.0% increase. The slowdown will likely allow the central bank more time to deliberate on its next tightening step, as uncertainty surrounding Middle East tensions continues to cloud the economic outlook.(megumi.fujikawa@wsj.com)
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March 23, 2026 02:16 ET (06:16 GMT)
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