A Tokyo inflation gauge eased to the slowest pace in more than a year as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s utility subsidies curbed household energy...

End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier

End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier

Core inflation continued to cool, falling below the...

Core inflation continued to cool, falling below the...

Australia’s household spending rebounded in January, signalling resilient consumer demand even as the outlook is clouded by the risk of further...

Australia’s household spending rebounded in January, signalling resilient consumer demand even as the outlook is clouded by the risk of further...

Traders amped up bets on European Central Bank and Bank of England interest-rate hikes after soaring energy prices fueled fears inflation will surge.

Year-on-year inflation rate eased further to 3.3 percent in February 2026, marking the 14th consecutive monthly decline and the lowest level recorded...

Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression. ......