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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The full brunt of the U.S. import tariff shock is still to be felt as AI investment props up U.S. activity for now and fiscal support cushions China's slowdown, the OECD said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/economy/oecd-trump-tariff-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #economicindicators
Women are losing faith that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer can turn their fortunes around, a problem that threatens the Labour government and its ambitions to boost the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/world/politics/women-labour-faith-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #women039sissues #economy #economicindicators #labour #keirstarmer
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rallied a deeply divided committee of policymakers behind an interest rate-cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/markets/powell-fed-economic-political-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #economicindicators
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
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
Japanese businesses have pared back their capital investment as the tariff campaign of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/economy/japan-capex-april-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #economicindicators
The pace of Japan’s inflation stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s target in July, supporting speculation that the central bank will hike its benchmark interest rate again this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/economy/japan-july-consumer-prices-slows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders, closely watched as a leading indicator of corporate capital investment, rose 3.0% in June from a month earlier — the first rise in three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/economy/core-machinery-orders-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #manufacturing #machineryorders
Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are leaving their mark on the U.S. economy in trade and beyond, with businesses saying new import taxes are driving up costs and making planning more difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/us-trade-gap-tariffs-service-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #economicindicators