Core consumer prices fell for the seventh month straight and household spending slumped in September, endorsing the Bank of Japan’s view it will take more time for inflation to accelerate to its 2 percent target as the economy stagnates.While the sluggish indicators come as ...

Japan’s consumer prices fell 0.5 percent in June from a year earlier for the fourth straight month of decline, the government said Friday, adding pressure on the Bank of Japan to further ease monetary policy to boost inflation.The core consumer price index, which excludes ...

The government is expected to cut its consumer inflation forecast for the current fiscal year and produce an estimate for fiscal 2017 that is much lower than the central bank’s 2 percent target, government sources said.The gloomy assessment may add to market doubts over ...

Wholesale prices fell 4.2 percent in June from a year earlier for a 15th straight month of decline, impacted by falling crude oil and commodity prices, as well as a strong yen, Bank of Japan data showed Tuesday.The index of corporate goods prices stood ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy up to 30 million pounds 30,000,000 pounds (13.6 million kgs) of wild blueberries to help stabilize prices and supply, as officials say the low value of the Canadian dollar has hurt one of Maine’s signature industries.The members ...

Japan’s economy barely grew late last year, data released Friday suggest, as stagnant incomes, the slowdown in China and the mixed blessing of lower oil prices hobbled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recovery strategy.Abe’s push to revitalize the world’s third-largest economy took another blow with ...

Regular wages increased in July by the most in nearly 10 years, aiding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to reflate the world’s third-biggest economy.Base pay climbed 0.6 percent from a year earlier, the biggest increase since November 2005, the labor ministry said on Friday. ...