This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets ... with 3.7% year-on-year rise Japan's retail sales for December 2024 climbed 3.7% year on year to hit a six-month high, according to ...

South Korea’s consumer price index for January rose 0.7% month on month and 2.2% annually, missing Reuters’ 1.97% estimate.

This was led by a year-on-year rise in the indexes for furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance, food and non-alcoholic beverages and clothing and water, data released by Statistics ...