A member of a panel advising Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the central bank isn’t likely to raise its benchmark rate before March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/economy/economic-growth-strategy-panel-member/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #sanaetakaichi
An extra-big extra budget is being pushed by some Japanese lawmakers who think that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ¥17 trillion stimulus package falls short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/economy/calls-for-fiscal-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation
Japan's GDP dropped in the three months ended September as tariffs bite and domestic demand flags, the first decline in six quarters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/17/economy/third-quarter-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #gdp #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Labor productivity in fiscal 2024 rose 0.2%, marking four consecutive years of growth, according to the Japan Productivity Center think tank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/16/economy/labor-productivity-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #wages #jobs
Japanese businesses are focusing too much on shareholders, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday, in comments that flicked at her frustration with firms for not using more capital to raise wages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/economy/takaichi-against-shareholders-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #wages #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate a new growth strategy through investment in key industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/economy/japan-economic-stimulus-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #cabinet #inflation #boj
The Bank of Japan signals it's inclined to increase interest rates, with the usual caveats about the need for data, especially on wages, to stay in line with forecasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/10/economy/nagata-boj-october-meeting-opinions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s household spending rose for a fifth month, albeit below expectations, providing some support for an economy that analysts say contracted in the third quarter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/economy/september-household-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation
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#Layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen in a #recession, acc/to newly released data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a private firm that tracks workplace reductions.
#US employers have announced 1.1 million layoffs so far this year — the largest reading since the pandemic recession & on par with 2008 & 2009 job cuts during the Great Recession, the firm’s figures show.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #trumpcession
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/06/job-cuts-accelerate-october-layoffs-trump/
“We’re entering new territory with these #layoffs in October,” said John Challenger, CEO of the consulting firm that tracks job losses. “We haven’t seen mega-layoffs of the size that are being discussed now — 48,000 from UPS, potentially 30,000 from Amazon — since 2020 & before that, since the #recession of 2009. When you see companies making cuts of this size, it does signal a real shift in direction.”
Recent #layoffs, the data shows, have been concentrated in technology, retail, service & warehousing jobs. Employers announced >153,000 job cuts last month, a 183% increase from the month before, marking the worst October for layoffs since 2003, the Challenger report said.
The government #shutdown, now in its 2nd month, has left policymakers, investors & economists [conveniently] without official #data at a critical moment.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #recession #trumpcession
The data includes a recent spate of #layoffs at major companies such as UPS, Amazon & Target, & adds to growing concern about a labor market slowdown.
Employers cited #CostCutting & #ArtificialIntelligence as the top 2 reasons for job reductions in October.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #recession #trumpcession
“We’re entering new territory with these #layoffs in October,” said John Challenger, CEO of the consulting firm that tracks job losses. “We haven’t seen mega-layoffs of the size that are being discussed now — 48,000 from UPS, potentially 30,000 from Amazon — since 2020 & before that, since the #recession of 2009. When you see companies making cuts of this size, it does signal a real shift in direction.”
#Layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen in a #recession, acc/to newly released data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a private firm that tracks workplace reductions.
#US employers have announced 1.1 million layoffs so far this year — the largest reading since the pandemic recession & on par with 2008 & 2009 job cuts during the Great Recession, the firm’s figures show.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #trumpcession
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/06/job-cuts-accelerate-october-layoffs-trump/
The data includes a recent spate of #layoffs at major companies such as UPS, Amazon & Target, & adds to growing concern about a labor market slowdown.
Employers cited #CostCutting & #ArtificialIntelligence as the top 2 reasons for job reductions in October.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #recession #trumpcession
#Layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen in a #recession, acc/to newly released data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a private firm that tracks workplace reductions.
#US employers have announced 1.1 million layoffs so far this year — the largest reading since the pandemic recession & on par with 2008 & 2009 job cuts during the Great Recession, the firm’s figures show.
#economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #trumpcession
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/06/job-cuts-accelerate-october-layoffs-trump/
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Lebensmittelinflation: Wenn Essen zum Luxus wird
Teures Brot, Obst oder Gemüse ist für immer mehr Menschen ein großes Problem. Aus Verzweiflung greifen viele zu dem, was andere wegwerfen. Eine EZB-Studie zeigt das Ausmaß der Lebensmittelinflation. Von Christof Dörr.
A nickname for ChatGPT, Trump tariffs and words related to the election of Japan’s first female prime minister have been nominated for 2025’s buzzword of the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/japan/society/buzzword-nominees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #media #language #socialmedia #surveys #theosakaexpo #bears #inflation
Lebensmittelinflation: Wenn Essen zum Luxus wird
Teures Brot, Obst oder Gemüse ist für immer mehr Menschen ein großes Problem. Aus Verzweiflung greifen viele zu dem, was andere wegwerfen. Eine EZB-Studie zeigt das Ausmaß der Lebensmittelinflation. Von Christof Dörr.
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's September meeting show some board members cited the need for caution with regards to the timing of a rate hike, considering the nation's prolonged experience with deflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/economy/boj-september-minutes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Mizuho Financial Group’s chief executive officer said he feels confident that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pro-growth policies and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hikes will boost his bank’s businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/companies/mizuho-takaichi-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #banks #sanaetakaichi #boj #inflation #wages #japaneseeconomy
Takaichi might be more of a supply-sider a than Keynesian, with one economist arguing her policies are about more than just Abenomics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/takaichi-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishin #japaneseeconomy #inflation #fiscalspending
Inflation in the Tokyo area rose at a faster pace, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates gradually and giving the yen a boost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/october-tokyo-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #boj
