TOKYO: Japan's core inflation accelerated in March due to persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, complicating the central bank's task of weighing mounting price pressures against risks to the economy from higher U.S. tariffs.
The data comes ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting next week, when the central bank is set to keep interest rates steady at 0.5% and cut its growth estimates as U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs cloud the economic outlook.
