Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is getting closer to attaining its inflation target, adding to signals that the BOJ may raise its interest rate at a policy meeting next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/09/economy/boj-sustainable-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda

Japan’s economy shrank in the three months through September, the government confirmed, giving some justification for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stimulus package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/economy/japan-revised-gdp-july-september-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #gdp #japaneseeconomy #wages #inflation #boj #sanaetakaichi

Finland's unemployment rate has soared to one of the highest in the EU, and with no clear signs of a turnaround, experts say it poses a challenge to the country's welfare model. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/economy/finland-unemployment-welfare-model/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #finland #jobs #economicindicators #eu

Japanese businesses trimmed back capital spending over the summer after five straight quarters of gains, in a sign of cooling corporate sentiment as higher U.S. tariffs take a toll on a sputtering economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/economy/japan-capex-down-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #capitalspending #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #boj #gdp

Tokyo’s inflation held steady in November, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for an interest rate hike in the coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/tokyo-inflation-steady-november/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #inflation #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators

Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on their long-term economic prospects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in a semiannual report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/aging-populations-bomb-gdp-ebrd/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #aging #economicindicators #economy #gdp

The rollout of AI is raising hopes that Britain’s economy can escape the productivity problem that has dogged it for two decades, even as slow growth pushes the country toward tax hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/tech/ai-reboot-britain-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #uk #jobs #economicindicators #economy #ai #tech

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week and sharp declines in the yen and government bonds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/22/markets/takaichi-market-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #investments #sanaetakaichi #economicindicators #china #japaneseeconomy #yen

The U.S. jobless rate moved up in September, although hiring exceeded analyst expectations, a delayed employment report published Thursday showed after a record-long government shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/us-delayed-unemployment-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #jobs #economicindicators

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

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is mulling an extra budget for the current fiscal year which will be larger than last year’s, according to local media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/15/economy/japan-bigger-extra-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy

Producer prices in Japan rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, reflecting higher prices for food and copper, the Bank of Japan has said, with prices of agricultural, forestry and fishery products surging 31.4%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/economy/producer-prices-rise-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #electricity #gas #food

Japan’s current account surplus in the April-September period rose 14.1% from a year earlier, hitting a half-year record of ¥17.51 trillion, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/economy/japan-current-account-april-september-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #currentaccount

The surprising resilience of the U.S. economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households, as higher-income Americans continue to drive growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/economy/us-economy-jenga-tower/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #economicindicators #jobs

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

The underlying wage growth remained steady in September, keeping the Bank of Japan on its tightening path as markets look for triggers for the bank’s next move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/economy/wage-growth-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #mhlw #wages #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #tariffs #us

China's overreliance on investment and exports to power its $19 trillion economy appears to have reached a limit, with leaders signaling a sharper shift toward supporting consumption over the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/china-economy-consumption-pivot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #economicindicators #gdp

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

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank following its second straight interest-rate cut with another in December is "not a foregone conclusion." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/economy/fed-rates-powell-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #us #economy #markets #economicindicators

Japan’s key price measure has picked up pace on higher energy costs, underscoring the challenges facing new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/japan-september-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #inflation #japaneseeconomy #boj