# Tokyo core inflation hits one-year high, yen lower

> Tokyo core CPI rose to 2.5% year on year in January, the highest since February 2024, and headline CPI reached 3.4%. The yen slipped to around 154.73 per dollar in European trading.

- Date: 2025-01-31 · published 2025-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26744-tokyo-core-inflation-hits-one-year-high-yen-lower
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent Japanese inflation supports further BoJ tightening, which can pressure the yen. The effect on feed commodity prices is indirect.

## Sources

- marketpulse.com: https://www.marketpulse.com/news/tokyo-core-inflation-hits-one-year-high-yen-lower/

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