The Bank of Japan is set to sit tight and hold the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week even as inflation remains high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/markets/boj-preview-september-2025-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to cloud the prospects for global commerce, especially for trade involving the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/economy/japan-august-exports-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #cars #boj
U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos formally cut to 15% from 27.5% in long-awaited implementation of July 22 agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/markets/15-percent-auto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Building on last year’s record, activist investors are accelerating purchasing Japanese stocks as governance reforms and shareholder-friendly shifts make the country one of the hottest markets for investor advocacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/activists-japanese-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #investments
Disinformation is filling the vacuum left by an absence of a national discussion on Japan's growing influx of foreign nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/12/japan/japan-needs-a-serious-immigratiuon-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #immigration #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #demographics
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to let markets determine currency exchange rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/economy/us-japan-fx-manipulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #katsunobukato #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #currencies #yen #boj #donaldtrump
Business sentiment among major Japanese companies turned positive for the first time in two quarters in the July to September period, a government survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/economy/japan-big-firm-sentiment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
A rate increase in Japan is less likely following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation as political uncertainty ties the Bank of Japan's hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/economy/shiba-resignation-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Tokyo stocks achieved a record close on Wednesday after a strong performance on Wall Street overnight and days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/markets/nikkei-closing-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, is heralding the country's trade deal with the U.S., saying car tariffs will fall soon, as he moots a wrinkle in Tokyo's investment pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/akazawa-mou-moot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
The Nikkei 225 hit a record high, breaking 44,000 just days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/markets/nikkei-record-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
The search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge to the U.S., and some possible outs have been found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/economy/trump-blank-checkbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #howardlutnick
Japan's gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 2.2% last quarter, the Cabinet Office said Monday in revised report that confirmed consumer spending is gaining momentum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/economy/gross-domestic-product-grew-22-last-quarter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #gdp #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Japan will raise its minimum wage by a record 6.3% to ¥1,121 per hour, reinforcing the nation’s wage-price cycle and supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to keep hiking rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/japan-to-hike-minimum-pay-by-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #localgovernment #japaneseeconomy
Japan's $550 billion investment pledge has been outlined in a MOU that gives U.S. President Donald Trump significant control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/550-billion-mou/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Speculation over a potential Bank of Japan rate hike in October underestimates the uncertainty wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign, a former chief economist of the central bank says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/boj-october-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #donaldtrump #tariffs #us #japaneseeconomy
Japanese workers’ nominal pay rose at the fastest clip in seven months in July, with real wages growing for the first time this year, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to consider a rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/japan-july-wages-gain-most-in-seven-months/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #boj #kazuoueda #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #tariffs
General-account budget requests from government agencies topped ¥120 trillion for the first time for fiscal 2026, led by higher debt serving costs and social security spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/general-account-budget-requests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wages #financeministry #budgets #japaneseeconomy
Global currency and interest-rate markets are heading into a massive change as rising Japanese yields are luring domestic investors to park their money at home, according to RBC Capital Markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/economy/japanese-yields-change-global/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #jgb #japaneseeconomy #investments
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, is likely to travel to Washington for another round of tariff talks on Thursday, Jiji Press reported Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/akazawa-washington-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations