Japanese headline inflation for July 0.6% vs. 0.3% expected

Japanese headline inflation for July arrived at 0.6% vs. 0.3% expected.

Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 0.4 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday.

The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 0.2 percent annual rise.