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Japan PM vows support over US tariffs
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba acknowledged the increasing influence of US tariffs on Tuesday and promised…
Japan’s export growth slows in March
Japan’s exports rose 3.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in March, falling short of the 4.4 per cent forecast, as new…
BOJ’s Ueda emphasises FX rate consideration in economic outlook
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasised the importance of considering foreign exchange-rate movements…
BOJ’s policymakers divided on rate hikes
Bank of Japan policymakers were split on the timing of interest rate hikes, with concerns about market volatility…
Japan PM to increase budget to aid households
Japanese Prime Minister plans to increase the budget to help struggling households cope with inflation before the…
Japan’s economy rebounds strongly 3.1% YoY in Q2
Japan's economy expanded by a surprising 3.1 per cent on an annualised basis in the second quarter, rebounding from…
Japanese PM calls for boosting wages, investment to combat deflation
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasised on Wednesday the need to boost wages and investment to help the…
BOJ governor signals further rate hikes
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda signalled on Wednesday that further interest rate hikes could be on the…
World Bank raises global growth forecast
The World Bank revised its global economic outlook upwards, now projecting a 2.6 per cent expansion in 2024,…
Japan’s economy shrinks 1.8% in Q1
Japan's economy contracted slightly less than expected in the first quarter, with GDP declining by 1.8 per cent on…
Japan’s economy shrinks 2.0% in Q1 ’24
Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter of 2024, posing a challenge for policymakers, especially the Bank…
Asian shares mixed before Fed’s rate cuts
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on rate cuts, as reported…
Japan’s core machinery orders fall more than expected in Jan
Japan's core machinery orders fell more than expected in January on the back of a weak manufacturing sector, data…
Asian shares hit 7-m high on Wed
Asian shares hit seven-month highs on Wednesday, following record highs on Wall Street, Reuters reported.
Asian markets hike ahead of US inflation data
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday ahead of the US inflation report, while Japanese shares fell and the yen strengthened…
Asian shares drop as investors awaited US report
Asian markets were shrunk on Monday as investors awaited US inflation data that could impact global rate cuts,…
Japan’s economy slips into recession for first time in more than four years – data
Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in more than four years, Reuters reported, citing…
Moody’s says Japan, Singapore could be the worst-hit Asian economies due to coronavirus
Within Asia, Japan’s and Singapore’s economies could struggle the most due to the coronavirus pandemic, an…
Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged, upgrades economic outlook
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has kept policy unchanged on Tuesday at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting, as…
Details of Abe’s $274 bln Japan stimulus package emerge as cabinet approves
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved a 28 trillion yen ($274 billion) stimulus package on Tuesday,…
Japan Approves $29 Billion Spending Package to Boost Economy
Japan’s government approved a 3.5 trillion yen ($29 billion) fiscal stimulus package to boost the economy after…