JN Prelim Industrial Production m/m

Annual core inflation in Japan's capital stayed below the central bank's 2 per cent target for a fourth straight month in May, data showed on Friday, as fuel and tuition subsidies offset rising raw material costs from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Separate data showed factory output rebounded in April as brisk AI-driven demand masked weakness in other sectors hit by the Middle East conflict, suggesting the economy was weathering the pain from rising fuel costs at least for now. The data will be among the factors the Bank of Japan ...

Japan's factory output fell more than expected while retail sales declined for the first time in over three years in August, government data showed, heightening uncertainties about the economic outlook. Although Tokyo struck a trade deal with Washington, analysts said U.S. tariffs could still affect Japan's production and the global economy, which is keeping the Bank of Japan on edge in terms of when to next raise rates. Industrial output fell 1.2 per cent in August from a month earlier, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and ...