That means Japanese inflation has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% target now for twelve consecutive months. The February to March rate also ran at a rate exceeding 3%, so the recent pace isn't slacking. The New Zealand price is now $61.15 and down -4% in the week. The price of gold is at US$1980/oz and down -US$25 from this time yesterday and a weekly fall of -1.2%. The bitcoin price is again lower today, now down further to US$27,836.27 with another -2.2% fall from this time yesterday.

Source: Stuff April 22, 2023 00:12 UTC