Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)--The core consumer price index for central Tokyo in May advanced 1.3 pct from a year before, up for the 57th straight month, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood

Bank of Japan's new trend gauge shows core inflation hit 2.8% in April, nearly double official CPI, raising expectations for a June rate hike.

TOKYO, May 27 : A key gauge of Japan's service-sector inflation rose 3.0 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing the central bank's view that…