Tag: consumer price index (CPI)
S. Korea inflation softens to 4-month low of 2%
SEOUL- South Korea’s consumer inflation softened in February for the first time in four months, government data showed on Thursday, providing at least some...
Inflation eases to 2.1%
Feb rate lowest in 5 months
Inflation hit its slowest rate in five months at 2.1 percent in February from 2.9 percent in January, mainly...
Japan inflation likely hit 17-month-high in Jan
TOKYO- Japan’s core consumer price inflation likely accelerated in January from the previous month and rose at the joint-fastest pace in 17 months due...
Gold’s rally pauses ahead of US inflation data
BENGALURU- Gold prices slipped on Wednesday after rising to an all-time high in the previous session, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comment...
China’s consumer prices stall in 2024
BEIJING- China’s consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, official data showed on Thursday,...
