Charting the Global Economy: Inflation Picks Up in Japan, UK

Shoppers in the Shibuya district in Tokyo.

Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
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Inflation accelerated in Japan, the UK and Canada, reinforcing a resurgence in price pressures around the world at the start of the year.

Food prices were a major driver of higher prices in Japan, where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates further. Traders trimmed bets on future rate cuts in the UK and Canada.