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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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 19 hours ago

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

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Faster Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hike case and boosts yen

Consumer prices excluding fresh food gained 2.8% in October from a year earlier in the capital.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

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

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Japan’s faster inflation highlights need for Takaichi response

New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made confronting the cost of living crunch a priority.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

China’s factories kept the country on track to reach this year’s growth target, powered by an export boom that’s papering over vulnerabilities as leaders meet to chart the nation’s next half-decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/economy/china-growth-five-year-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #xijinping #economy #economicindicators

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China’s lopsided growth puts spotlight on Xi’s five-year plan

Data about China's economy arrived as top officials gather in Beijing for what is known as the Communist Party’s fourth plenum to hash out development plans through 2030.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi may have found the political support she needs to become Japan's next prime minister — but the new cross-party alliances could ensnarl her economic plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/politics/takaichi-economic-plans-ensnarl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy

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Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans

Sanae Takaichi may have found the political support she needs to become Japan's next prime minister — but the new cross-party alliances come with risks.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Japan's outgoing prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is set to leave office with a mixed record on the economy, achieving a few successes and leaving some important business unfinished. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/economy/ishiba-japanese-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #wages #ldp #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #jobs

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Ishiba to leave office with a mixed record on the economy

The outgoing prime minister achieved a few successes and left some important business unfinished.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

U.S. firms and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump and complicating measures to battle inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/13/economy/us-eating-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #economy #economicindicators

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

The world economy battles massive U.S. tariffs while American consumers continued to spend, companies absorbed higher costs and an AI boom fueled fear of a bubble. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/13/economy/world-economy-tariffs-ai-debt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #markets #economy #globaleconomy #economicindicators #ai #tech #debt #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans

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World economy faces triple risk of tariffs, AI bubble and soaring debt

Such concerns will dominate the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington this week.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Young people across Asia are struggling to find good jobs, with many stuck in low-productivity work that the World Bank warns could strain social stability as frustrations fuel a global wave of youth-led protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/asia-youth-jobs-world-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asia #economicindicators #jobs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Japan’s unemployment rate rose to its highest in over a year in August, signaling a slight loosening of the labor market as speculation swirls over a rate hike by its central bank in the near term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/economy/japan-august-jobless-rate-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jobs #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #boj

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Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year

August’s figures showed a slight tempering of the job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Factory activity shrank in most of Asia's major economies in September as signs of a slowdown in U.S. growth and the expected impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs added to pressure from weak Chinese demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/economy/asia-factories-china-us-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #manufacturing #globaleconomy #economicindicators #china #us #trade

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Japan's "tankan" survey suggests a rate increase will come sooner rather than later as corporate sentiment improves with tariff uncertainty lessened. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/boj-tankan-sept-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #tankan #tariffs #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #manufacturing

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

A Bank of Japan rate increase is looking more likely as the Cabinet Office signals optimism on consumer spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/economy/boj-rate-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending #economicindicators #inflation #boj

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Factory output fell for a second month in August as businesses stayed cautious amid a global outlook clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s continuing tariff campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/economy/factory-output-fall-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #meti #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #manufacturing #industrialoutput #us #tariffs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

The average salary for private-sector workers in Japan reached a record high of ¥4.78 million in 2024, a survey by the National Tax Agency showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/27/japan-private-sector-pay-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economicindicators #wages #jobs #japaneseeconomy

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Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024

The average grew for the fourth consecutive year. The pace of increase exceeded 3% for the first time in 33 years.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Inflation concerns have topped a key Japan survey with a level of worry not seen since just after the 1973 oil shock. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/japan-cost-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #inflation #food #economicindicators #cabinetoffice #surveys

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Inflation and ‘food situation’ concerns top key Japan survey

Rising prices have not been this much of a worry since just after the 1973 oil shock.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Consumer inflation in Tokyo unexpectedly held steady on the effects of temporary subsidies, in data that back the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising its benchmark interest rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/tokyo-cpi-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #boj #internalaffairsministry #inflation #food #economicindicators

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Tokyo consumer inflation unexpectedly holds steady, backing BOJ’s caution

The sudden steadying of the main gauge shows anew the volatility of data as government measures meant to help consumers cope with soaring costs of living swing the results.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Global debt hit a record high of $337.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven in part by easing global financial conditions, a report has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/global-debt-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #debt #economicindicators

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Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, report shows

Total debt in emerging markets rose by $3.4 trillion in the second quarter to a record high of more than $109 trillion.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

A bipartisan group of former Treasury secretaries, Federal Reserve chairs and other experts urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to let President Donald Trump fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/fed-independence-legal-battle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #economicindicators #us #lisacook #donaldtrump

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Economic luminaries enter legal battle over Fed independence

The Supreme Court this year has largely sided with Trump in his firing decisions, but the justices have previously said the Fed is a 'uniquely structured, quasi-private entity.”