thejapantimes, 23 hours ago to business A majority of Japanese companies consider the yen’s recent weakness a negative factor for their businesses, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-say-weak-yen-hurts-profits/ #business #companies #surveys #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy
A majority of Japanese companies consider the yen’s recent weakness a negative factor for their businesses, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-say-weak-yen-hurts-profits/ #business #companies #surveys #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business Despite the combined net profit at listed companies that closed their books in March being estimated to have hit a record high for the third straight year, many firms worry they could now face slumps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-earnings-slumps/ #business #companies #manufacturing #retailers #yen #japaneseeconomy
Despite the combined net profit at listed companies that closed their books in March being estimated to have hit a record high for the third straight year, many firms worry they could now face slumps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-earnings-slumps/ #business #companies #manufacturing #retailers #yen #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business The Bank of Japan may raise its interest rate as many as three more times this year, with the next possibly occurring in June, according to a former BOJ chief economist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/economy/boj-may-raise-rates-june/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #interestrates
The Bank of Japan may raise its interest rate as many as three more times this year, with the next possibly occurring in June, according to a former BOJ chief economist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/economy/boj-may-raise-rates-june/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #interestrates
thejapantimes, 2 days ago to business Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter as consumers and companies cut spending, extending a dismal performance that stretches back to last summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/economy/japan-gdp-drops/ #business #economy #gdp #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #consumerspending
Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter as consumers and companies cut spending, extending a dismal performance that stretches back to last summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/economy/japan-gdp-drops/ #business #economy #gdp #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #consumerspending
thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan The perception gap widens. Japan's view of China is deteriorating, characterized by a fear of arbitrary detention and the belief the country, economically, is past its peak. China sees Japan as declining and too reliant on the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/japan/perception-gap-japan-china/ #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy
The perception gap widens. Japan's view of China is deteriorating, characterized by a fear of arbitrary detention and the belief the country, economically, is past its peak. China sees Japan as declining and too reliant on the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/japan/perception-gap-japan-china/ #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 2 days ago to business Japanese companies are increasing dividends and share buybacks at a record pace, providing support to a market that was on the verge of a correction and responding to pressure from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to improve capital efficiency and valuations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/markets/record-dividends-buybacks-anchor-for-japanese-stocks/ #business #markets #stocks #japaneseeconomy #tse
Japanese companies are increasing dividends and share buybacks at a record pace, providing support to a market that was on the verge of a correction and responding to pressure from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to improve capital efficiency and valuations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/markets/record-dividends-buybacks-anchor-for-japanese-stocks/ #business #markets #stocks #japaneseeconomy #tse
thejapantimes, 2 days ago to business Japan’s economy is likely to have contracted in the first three months of 2024 due in part to disruptions at car makers, clouding the growth outlook as the central bank attempts to set the right pace for policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/economy/japan-gdp-forecast-gloomy/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #boj #consumerspending
Japan’s economy is likely to have contracted in the first three months of 2024 due in part to disruptions at car makers, clouding the growth outlook as the central bank attempts to set the right pace for policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/economy/japan-gdp-forecast-gloomy/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #boj #consumerspending
thejapantimes, 5 days ago to business Katsunobu Kato, former chief Cabinet secretary and a ruling party veteran, says Japan is seeing conditions fall in place for the central bank to normalize monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/japan-ldp-heavyweight-positive-on-rate-hike/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy #yen #katsunobukato #ldp
Katsunobu Kato, former chief Cabinet secretary and a ruling party veteran, says Japan is seeing conditions fall in place for the central bank to normalize monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/japan-ldp-heavyweight-positive-on-rate-hike/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy #yen #katsunobukato #ldp
thejapantimes, 5 days ago to business As the yen plumbs new lows, some investors are pondering an almost unthinkable scenario in a region busy bolstering falling exchange rates — a series of competitive devaluations that starts a new Asian currency war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/markets/weak-yen-asia-currency-war/ #business #markets #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy
As the yen plumbs new lows, some investors are pondering an almost unthinkable scenario in a region busy bolstering falling exchange rates — a series of competitive devaluations that starts a new Asian currency war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/markets/weak-yen-asia-currency-war/ #business #markets #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 5 days ago to business Wage hikes are spreading among small companies in Japan, which account for about 70% of the country's employment, on the back of labor shortages and price increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/12/small-firms-raising-wages/ #business #wages #japaneseeconomy #jobs
Wage hikes are spreading among small companies in Japan, which account for about 70% of the country's employment, on the back of labor shortages and price increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/12/small-firms-raising-wages/ #business #wages #japaneseeconomy #jobs
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 28.3% from a year earlier to 783 in April as smaller firms struggled to pass on higher costs stemming from rising prices to customers, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/companies/japan-corporate-bankruptcies-rise/ #business #companies #japaneseeconomy
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 28.3% from a year earlier to 783 in April as smaller firms struggled to pass on higher costs stemming from rising prices to customers, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/companies/japan-corporate-bankruptcies-rise/ #business #companies #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to business The Bank of Japan must avoid raising interest rates to combat a weak yen, as higher borrowing costs would hit consumption and services inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official and an expert on price trends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/ex-boj-banker-watanabe/ #business #economy #tsutomuwatanabe #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan must avoid raising interest rates to combat a weak yen, as higher borrowing costs would hit consumption and services inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official and an expert on price trends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/ex-boj-banker-watanabe/ #business #economy #tsutomuwatanabe #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business Japan’s foreign currency reserves dropped by $14 billion in April, a fall that appears to reflect a decline in the value of foreign securities holdings rather than intervention in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-foreign-reserve/ #business #economy #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #masatokanda
Japan’s foreign currency reserves dropped by $14 billion in April, a fall that appears to reflect a decline in the value of foreign securities holdings rather than intervention in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-foreign-reserve/ #business #economy #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #masatokanda
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for the need to raise interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation overshoot, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/boj-april-opinions-hawkish/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for the need to raise interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation overshoot, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/boj-april-opinions-hawkish/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business Japan’s latest wage figures show that pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years, even as a measure of the deeper trend — exclude bonuses and overtime pay — points to steady growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-march-real-wages-down/ #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Japan’s latest wage figures show that pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years, even as a measure of the deeper trend — exclude bonuses and overtime pay — points to steady growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-march-real-wages-down/ #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to random The only Japanese prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe during his second term, which began in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/legacy-of-abenomics/ #commentary #shinzoabe #abenomics #japaneseeconomy
The only Japanese prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe during his second term, which began in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/legacy-of-abenomics/ #commentary #shinzoabe #abenomics #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to business Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/boj-ueda-monitoring-impact-of-weak-yen/ #business #economy #yen #boj #kazuoueda #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #dollar
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/boj-ueda-monitoring-impact-of-weak-yen/ #business #economy #yen #boj #kazuoueda #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #dollar
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travelers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/tourists-mt-fuji-view/ #commentary #japan #fujikawaguchiko #mountfuji #tourism #japaneseeconomy
Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travelers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/tourists-mt-fuji-view/ #commentary #japan #fujikawaguchiko #mountfuji #tourism #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to business Japan may have to take action against any disorderly, speculative-driven foreign exchange moves, the government's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday, reinforcing Tokyo's readiness to intervene again to support a fragile yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/07/markets/japan-forex-chief-warning-on-yen/ #business #markets #yen #forex #masatokanda #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
Japan may have to take action against any disorderly, speculative-driven foreign exchange moves, the government's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday, reinforcing Tokyo's readiness to intervene again to support a fragile yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/07/markets/japan-forex-chief-warning-on-yen/ #business #markets #yen #forex #masatokanda #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to business Nearly 50% of investments made through the new Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, program went to Japanese stocks from January through March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/05/japan-nisa-investments/ #business #nisa #stocks #japaneseeconomy #japantobacco
Nearly 50% of investments made through the new Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, program went to Japanese stocks from January through March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/05/japan-nisa-investments/ #business #nisa #stocks #japaneseeconomy #japantobacco
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to business Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japanese officials to support their currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/traders-yen-intervention-spook/ #business #markets #yen #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #trade #investments
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japanese officials to support their currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/traders-yen-intervention-spook/ #business #markets #yen #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #trade #investments
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to business Japan’s finance minister declined to confirm whether Japan stepped into the market to support the yen with intervention earlier this week, keeping traders guessing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/suzuki-yen-intervention-guess/ #business #markets #yen #forex #financeministry #shunichisuzuki #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s finance minister declined to confirm whether Japan stepped into the market to support the yen with intervention earlier this week, keeping traders guessing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/suzuki-yen-intervention-guess/ #business #markets #yen #forex #financeministry #shunichisuzuki #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to business Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that currency interventions are ineffective at shifting exchange rates, even at the large magnitude that Japan has been thought to have deployed recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/economy/currency-intervention-ineffective/ #business #economy #us #yen #lawrencesummers #boj #japaneseeconomy
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that currency interventions are ineffective at shifting exchange rates, even at the large magnitude that Japan has been thought to have deployed recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/economy/currency-intervention-ineffective/ #business #economy #us #yen #lawrencesummers #boj #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan Tokyo stands alone in the Group of Seven. Far from shutting down polluting fuel plants, it’s opening them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/02/japan/japan-coal-power/ #commentary #japan #coal #energy #pollution #japaneseeconomy #fossilfuels
Tokyo stands alone in the Group of Seven. Far from shutting down polluting fuel plants, it’s opening them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/02/japan/japan-coal-power/ #commentary #japan #coal #energy #pollution #japaneseeconomy #fossilfuels
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Depopulation Despite bustling cities like Tokyo and Osaka, Japan faces a rising number of abandoned properties, particularly in rural areas, which pose risks to communities and economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/03/japan-abandoned-buildings/ #editorials #japaneseeconomy #depopulation #demographics #housing #grayingsociety
Despite bustling cities like Tokyo and Osaka, Japan faces a rising number of abandoned properties, particularly in rural areas, which pose risks to communities and economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/03/japan-abandoned-buildings/ #editorials #japaneseeconomy #depopulation #demographics #housing #grayingsociety