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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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