
Leika Kihara
Economy Chief Correspondent at Reuters
A financial journalist covering the Bank of Japan for more than a decade, a piano player and an avid fan of wine.
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4 days ago |
theglobeandmail.com | Jonathan Cable |Leika Kihara
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4 days ago |
marketscreener.com | Jonathan Cable |Leika Kihara |Lucia Mutikani
LONDON/TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -European manufacturing took another step towards stabilisation in May but U.S. activity contracted for a third straight month and Asian factory activity shrank as soft demand in China and U.S. tariffs took a heavy toll, surveys showed, highlighting the darkening outlook for the once fast-growing region.
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1 week ago |
gurutrade.com | Leika Kihara |Satoshi Sugiyama |Sam Holmes
Tokyo core CPI rises 3.6% yr/yr in May vs f'cast +3.5% Index excluding fresh food, fuel up 3.3% yr/yr in May Services inflation perks up, bodes well for rate-hike prospect Factory output slides in April as US tariff impact looms Data underscores sticky food inflation, more price hikes eyed TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to hike interest...
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1 week ago |
reuters.com | Leika Kihara
Tokyo core CPI rises 3.6% yr/yr in May vs f'cast +3.5%Index excluding fuel up 3.3% yr/yr in MayFactory output slides in AprilData highlights sticky food inflationTOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 3.6% in the year to May, data showed on Friday, marking a more than two-year high in a sign persistent rises in food costs will keep the central bank under pressure to hike interest rates further.
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1 week ago |
kfgo.com | Leika Kihara
By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan likely held off selling from its huge U.S. Treasury holdings as there is no alternative investment given the dollar’s status as a global reserve currency, former Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker Sayuri Shirai said on Thursday. Japan and China are the two largest holders of U.S. Treasuries, making their presence a huge focus of attention whenever U.S. yields spike.
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