Tag: Japan economy
Japan’s Service Sector Loses Momentum in December
Japan’s service sector continued to expand in December, but growth moderated as the year came to an end, according to the latest S&P Global...
Japan Manufacturing Shows Signs of Stability as Demand Weakness Eases
Japan’s manufacturing sector showed signs of stabilization in December, as the pace of demand decline slowed compared with the previous month, according to a...
Japan Economic Split: Factory Output Falls, Retail Sales Surprise Higher
Japan’s industrial production fell more sharply than expected in November, while retail sales recorded modest growth, pointing to an uneven economic recovery. Weak overseas...
Japan Prepared to Take “Necessary” Steps in FX Market, Says PM...
Japan’s government is prepared to take any “necessary” measures in the foreign exchange market, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday. She noted that...
Japan GDP Falls for First Time in Six Quarters on Tariff...
Japan’s economy contracted nearly 2% in the July–September period, marking the first decline in six quarters as U.S. tariffs hit exports, government data showed...
Yen Falls to 9-Month Low as Fed Cut Bets Rise
Yen Hits Nine-Month Low as Traders Anticipate December Fed Cut
The Japanese yen slid to a nine-month low on Wednesday, prompting renewed warnings from Japanese...
Japan Services Sector Stays Robust Despite Cooling Orders
Japan Services Growth Remains Steady Despite Slower New Orders in October
Japan’s service sector maintained solid expansion in October, though new order growth slowed to...
US Tariffs Pressure Toyota Into Another Quarterly Profit Drop
Toyota Faces Second Consecutive Profit Decline as U.S. Tariffs Weigh
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest automaker, is expected to post a second straight quarterly...
Markets React as Yen Weakens on Takaichi’s PM Victory
Yen Falls as Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative, was elected as...
Takaichi’s Election Lifts Nikkei to Fresh All-Time High
Nikkei Extends Record Rally as Takaichi Becomes Japan’s New Prime Minister
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index continued its record-breaking rally on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, known...
