thejapantimes, 4 days ago to business The government will warn of the pain a weak yen may inflict on households in this year's long-term economic policy road map, a draft shows, as policymakers grow increasingly concerned about the currency's declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/04/japan-economic-policy-weak-yen/ #business #japaneseeconomy #forex #yen #boj #consumerspending #wages #inflation
The government will warn of the pain a weak yen may inflict on households in this year's long-term economic policy road map, a draft shows, as policymakers grow increasingly concerned about the currency's declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/04/japan-economic-policy-weak-yen/ #business #japaneseeconomy #forex #yen #boj #consumerspending #wages #inflation
thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan The secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, called for fully opening up the ride-hailing market, including allowing IT firms to operate such services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/japan/motegi-ride-hailing-market/ #japan #toshimitsumotegi #ridehailing #ldp #sharingeconomy #japaneseeconomy
The secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, called for fully opening up the ride-hailing market, including allowing IT firms to operate such services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/japan/motegi-ride-hailing-market/ #japan #toshimitsumotegi #ridehailing #ldp #sharingeconomy #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business Japan spent a record ¥9.8 trillion ($62.2 billion) in the past month to prop up the yen after it fell to a 34-year low against the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/01/economy/japan-yen-intervention-spend-record/ #business #economy #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy #inflation #forex
Japan spent a record ¥9.8 trillion ($62.2 billion) in the past month to prop up the yen after it fell to a 34-year low against the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/01/economy/japan-yen-intervention-spend-record/ #business #economy #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy #inflation #forex
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to business The Japan Business Federation will propose measures to utilize foreign workers and an energy policy, with an eye toward 2040, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/keidanren-chairman/ #business #keidanren #japaneseeconomy #foreignworkers #aging
The Japan Business Federation will propose measures to utilize foreign workers and an energy policy, with an eye toward 2040, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/keidanren-chairman/ #business #keidanren #japaneseeconomy #foreignworkers #aging
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to business Inflation in Tokyo accelerated in May, keeping the Bank of Japan largely on track to consider a rate hike in coming months even as the economy continues to show signs of weakness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/economy/tokyo-inflation/ #business #economy #inflation #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #industrialoutput #boj
Inflation in Tokyo accelerated in May, keeping the Bank of Japan largely on track to consider a rate hike in coming months even as the economy continues to show signs of weakness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/economy/tokyo-inflation/ #business #economy #inflation #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #industrialoutput #boj
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to business A tax cut of ¥40,000 per person, much touted by the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/june-tax-cut/ #business #taxes #japaneseeconomy #localgovernment
A tax cut of ¥40,000 per person, much touted by the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/june-tax-cut/ #business #taxes #japaneseeconomy #localgovernment
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business The end of Japan’s experiment in ultralow interest rates may be less of a shock to the system than feared, with corporations being better prepared for more expensive money than they were in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-interest-rates/ #business #economy #boj #dollar #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending
The end of Japan’s experiment in ultralow interest rates may be less of a shock to the system than feared, with corporations being better prepared for more expensive money than they were in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-interest-rates/ #business #economy #boj #dollar #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business Convinced that market intervention is limited in its ability to reverse the yen's broader slide, Japanese policymakers are turning their attention to more structural economic factors behind the currency's persistent declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-economy-structural-reforms/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #yen #trade #currentaccount
Convinced that market intervention is limited in its ability to reverse the yen's broader slide, Japanese policymakers are turning their attention to more structural economic factors behind the currency's persistent declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-economy-structural-reforms/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #yen #trade #currentaccount
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business An LDP panel's fiscal policy proposal highlights the mounting pressure on Japan to tame its massive public debt amid a weak yen and the need to move away from ultra-low interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/japan-ldp-fiscal-discipline/ #business #ldp #debts #yen #negativeinterestrates #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
An LDP panel's fiscal policy proposal highlights the mounting pressure on Japan to tame its massive public debt amid a weak yen and the need to move away from ultra-low interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/japan-ldp-fiscal-discipline/ #business #ldp #debts #yen #negativeinterestrates #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan With the recent focus on the yen and a resurgence in interest in individual investing, the phrase Mrs. Watanabe — already one of the most common pieces of jargon in Japanese financial circles — has seen a resurgence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/29/japan/japanese-retail-investors/ #commentary #japan #yen #monetarypolicy #boj #japaneseeconomy #forex
With the recent focus on the yen and a resurgence in interest in individual investing, the phrase Mrs. Watanabe — already one of the most common pieces of jargon in Japanese financial circles — has seen a resurgence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/29/japan/japanese-retail-investors/ #commentary #japan #yen #monetarypolicy #boj #japaneseeconomy #forex
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to business The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise interest rates if sharp falls in the yen boost inflation or the public's perception of future prices move more than expected, board member Seiji Adachi said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/29/economy/boj-member-rate-hike/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise interest rates if sharp falls in the yen boost inflation or the public's perception of future prices move more than expected, board member Seiji Adachi said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/29/economy/boj-member-rate-hike/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to business The Bank of Japan will proceed cautiously with inflation-targeting frameworks, Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/boj-ueda-remarks/ #business #boj #japaneseeconomy #yen
The Bank of Japan will proceed cautiously with inflation-targeting frameworks, Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/boj-ueda-remarks/ #business #boj #japaneseeconomy #yen
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to business Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/25/economy/japan-yen-warning-intervention/ #business #economy #yen #currencies #g7 #shunichisuzuki #masatokanda #japaneseeconomy
Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/25/economy/japan-yen-warning-intervention/ #business #economy #yen #currencies #g7 #shunichisuzuki #masatokanda #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 15 days ago to business Japan’s inflation cooled for a second month while staying above the Bank of Japan’s price target as the yen’s recent depreciation fuels concerns that cost-push inflationary pressures may be here to stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/economy/japan-inflation-cools-as-boj-waits-for-wage-gains/ #business #economy #inflation #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen
Japan’s inflation cooled for a second month while staying above the Bank of Japan’s price target as the yen’s recent depreciation fuels concerns that cost-push inflationary pressures may be here to stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/economy/japan-inflation-cools-as-boj-waits-for-wage-gains/ #business #economy #inflation #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen
thejapantimes, 16 days ago to business Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% from the previous year in fiscal 2023, which ended in March — the sharpest decline since the 2.9% drop in fiscal 2014. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-2023-real-wages-drop/ #business #economy #wages #inflation #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% from the previous year in fiscal 2023, which ended in March — the sharpest decline since the 2.9% drop in fiscal 2014. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-2023-real-wages-drop/ #business #economy #wages #inflation #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 16 days ago to business Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management in a speech to hundreds of global investors in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-kishida-pushes-capital-market-reform/ #business #economy #fumiokishida #investments #stocks #banks #japaneseeconomy #morganstanley
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management in a speech to hundreds of global investors in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-kishida-pushes-capital-market-reform/ #business #economy #fumiokishida #investments #stocks #banks #japaneseeconomy #morganstanley
thejapantimes, 16 days ago to business Service prices, a key component of Japan’s inflation data, are sustaining momentum, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to take another step before too long toward policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-service-price-inflation/ #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #consumerspending
Service prices, a key component of Japan’s inflation data, are sustaining momentum, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to take another step before too long toward policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-service-price-inflation/ #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #consumerspending
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to business Japan’s 10-year sovereign bond yield reached the key psychological level of 1% for the first time since the Bank of Japan ramped up unprecedented stimulus measures in 2013. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/markets/japan-10-year-bond-yield/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #bonds
Japan’s 10-year sovereign bond yield reached the key psychological level of 1% for the first time since the Bank of Japan ramped up unprecedented stimulus measures in 2013. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/markets/japan-10-year-bond-yield/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #bonds
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to business Japan’s imports rebounded in April as the weak yen boosted their value, pushing the nation’s trade balance into deficit and highlighting the increasing economic burden stemming from the currency’s plunge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-weak-yen-impact/ #business #economy #trade #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen #currencies
Japan’s imports rebounded in April as the weak yen boosted their value, pushing the nation’s trade balance into deficit and highlighting the increasing economic burden stemming from the currency’s plunge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-weak-yen-impact/ #business #economy #trade #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen #currencies
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to business Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/japan-firms-want-boj-to-stabilize-yen/ #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #currencies
Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/japan-firms-want-boj-to-stabilize-yen/ #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #currencies
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to business Japan's benchmark government bond yield climbed to the highest since 2013 as many expect the central bank is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/markets/japan-10-year-bond-yield-record-high/ #business #markets #bonds #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Japan's benchmark government bond yield climbed to the highest since 2013 as many expect the central bank is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/markets/japan-10-year-bond-yield-record-high/ #business #markets #bonds #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to business The structure of Japan's current account balance is undergoing "historic transformation," in the words of a senior official from the Finance Ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/economy/japan-digital-trade-deficit-rises/ #business #economy #trade #digitalization #financeministry #internet #japaneseeconomy
The structure of Japan's current account balance is undergoing "historic transformation," in the words of a senior official from the Finance Ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/economy/japan-digital-trade-deficit-rises/ #business #economy #trade #digitalization #financeministry #internet #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 22 days 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, 22 days 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, 22 days 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