{"id":3746,"date":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/bojs-new-trend-gauge-shows-inflation-exceeding-target\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","slug":"bojs-new-trend-gauge-shows-inflation-exceeding-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/bojs-new-trend-gauge-shows-inflation-exceeding-target\/","title":{"rendered":"BOJ&#8217;s new trend gauge shows inflation exceeding target"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>TOKYO &#8211; Japan&#8217;s core consumer inflation rate excluding one-off factors, as measured by the central bank&#8217;s new gauge, hit 2.8% in April, exceeding its 2% target and accelerating from 2.5% in March, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/sri-lanka-jolts-markets-with-outsized-100-bp-rate-hike-to-counter-gulf-crisis-3\/\">Sri Lanka jolts markets with outsized 100-bp rate hike to counter Gulf crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new index, which strips out institutional factors such as education and energy-related subsidies, showed a much faster year-on-year rise than the 1.4% rate in the benchmark core consumer price index figure the government announced last week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The BOJ began disclosing the data from March to enhance communication on underlying inflation, seen as crucial to its rate-hike decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/dodgers-ride-kike-hernandezs-emotional-comeback-and-seventh-inning-surge-to-beat-rockies\/\">Dodgers ride Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s emotional comeback and seventh-inning surge to beat Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The reading for April may help the BOJ make the case to raise interest rates next month by showing how inflation remained above its target when excluding the effect of government subsidies, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The government has introduced various temporary subsidies to cushion the economic blow from rising living costs, which has weighed on inflation and made it more difficult for policymakers to gauge the broader price trend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/juste-jocyte-makes-long-awaited-debut-in-valkyries-win-over-sun-2\/\">Juste Jocyte makes long-awaited debut in Valkyries\u2019 win over Sun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO &#8211; Japan&#39;s core consumer inflation rate excluding one-off factors, as measured by the central bank&#39;s new gauge, hit 2.8% in April, exceeding its 2% target and accelerating from 2.5% in March, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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