A combination of clearer BOJ messaging, steady corporate reforms and a better-than-feared U.S. tariff deal has participants in Japan's stock markets betting against a repeat of last year's crash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/markets/japan-stocks-firm-ground/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #japaneseeconomy #boj
Stocks fell in Japan after the latest U.S. jobs data sparked concern, with banks and exporters leading declines after the yen rallied against the dollar on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/markets/japan-stocks-slump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #japaneseeconomy #us
China's biggest solar firms quietly shed nearly a third of their workforces last year amid overcapacity and tepid demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/markets/china-solar-workforces/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #renewables #solar
China's independent oil companies are ramping up operations in Iraq, investing billions of dollars in OPEC's number two producer even as some global majors have scaled back from the market https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/markets/china-oil-firms-iraq/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #iraq #oil #fossilfuels
If there’s any lesson to take from the AI spending plans issued by the world’s largest technology companies over the past two weeks, it’s to never underestimate the fear of missing out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/big-tech-ai-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #microsoft #amazoncom #meta #apple #google #ai #markets #investments #stocks
Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would place a 15% tariff on South Korean imports as part of an agreement with Seoul that avoids even higher levies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/markets/trump-tariff-south-korean-imports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
The yen has underperformed all its major peers in the past three months and could be at risk of further declines as political risks mount. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/markets/traders-primed-for-more-yen-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy #2025upperhouseelection #boj #tariffs
Luxury goods companies face a delicate balancing act after the U.S.-EU trade deal as weak consumer demand tests their ability to raise prices further following dramatic price increases in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/29/markets/us-tariffs-luxury-brands-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #luxurygoods #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #chanel #lvmh #louisvuitton #dior
A provisional deal between the United States and European Union to exempt aircraft from tariffs avoids a potential threat to jet production and deliveries, and follows uncharacteristic unity among plane-making rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/29/markets/us-eu-aerospace-tariff-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #aviation #airlines #eu #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Japan’s surprise trade deal with the U.S. pushed stocks to all-time highs. But as the dust settles and focus returns to problems closer to home, investors are questioning whether the rally was a sign of things to come. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/27/markets/investors-boj-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #boj #trade #tariffs #shigeruishiba
After being given a tour of the Federal Reserve's renovation, U.S. President Donald Trump said it was not necessary to fire the central bank's chief, Jerome Powell, over problems with the project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/markets/trump-powell-fed-tour/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #donaldtrump #federalreserve #jeromepowell
This holiday season, U.S. parents may have to make an extra pit stop — not for toys, but for the batteries that power them, as manufacturers pare down on frills and packaging to cut costs amid rising tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/markets/toy-batteries-tariff-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #toys #manufacturing #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Japanese companies may post another weak quarter of earnings amid looming tariff risks and uncertainty in the domestic political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/markets/japan-firms-earnings-outlook-tariff-effect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #carmakers #boj
Strategy sessions like those at music accessory maker D’Addario & Company are unfolding across corporate America as President Donald Trump's tariffs create kinks and extra costs in global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/markets/us-guitar-string-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #guitars #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Japanese government bonds are vulnerable to further selling following a historic election defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, although the immediate reaction was damped by a rally in global debt markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/22/markets/japan-markets-vulnerable-post-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #bonds #stocks #yen #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba
The slowdown at Europe’s cocoa factories is deepening, highlighting how historically high prices are curbing demand and hurting processors’ profits in the top chocolate consuming region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/markets/europe-cocoa-global-chocolate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cocoa #chocolate #europe #eu
Calls for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's resignation have prompted investors to protect portfolios against the risk of higher inflation, as a central bank more willing to lower rates could fuel price rises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/markets/investors-fed-chief-ouster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jeromepowell #scottbessent #investors #federalreserve #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Japanese stocks, hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries, are down about 6% from their peak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/markets/nikkei-slumping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #tse #donaldtrump #tariffs
Producers of Italy's renowned Chianti wine have demanded a new export strategy targeting markets such as South America, Asia and Africa following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of additional tariffs on imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/markets/italy-chianti-wine-asia-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #italy #chianti #wine #us #donaldtrump #trade #southamerica #asia #tariffs #spain
Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demands on Wednesday, including a 50% rate on Brazil, one of the highest so far announced for the levies set to hit in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/markets/trump-tariff-50-levy-brazil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jairbolsonaro #brazil #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans