India has overtaken Japan as the world's fourth-biggest economy — and officials hope to pass Germany within three years, the government's end-of-year economic review calculates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/india-economy-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #economicindicators #gdp
U.S. President Donald Trump shook up global trade this year. Here’s what to look out for in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/economy/trump-global-trade-2026-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #tariffs #economicindicators #globaleconomy
The U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years, growing at an annualized pace of 4.3%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/economy/us-economy-gdp-gains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #economicindicators #donaldtrump #federalreserve
Japan ranked 28th in labor productivity in 2024 among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, falling by two notches from the previous year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/japan-labor-productivity-oecd/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #japaneseeconomy #jobs #economicindicators #oecd
Japan’s bond rout continues after the BOJ’s rate increase and as a record-busting budget approval looms, and the yen has been weak despite the higher yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/markets/japanese-bond-rout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #us #boj #economicindicators #jgb #bonds
Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers has risen to the highest level in four years, reinforcing market expectations for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/economy/boj-tankan-manufacturers-sentiment-improves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #manufacturing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated mockery of the word “affordability” is worrying Republican strategists ahead of next year’s congressional elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/politics/trump-affordability-fixation-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #economicindicators
Business sentiment among major Japanese companies was positive for the second straight quarter from October to December, a government survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/companies/japan-big-firms-sentiment-october-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a further interest rate cut despite divisions among its ranks, with chief Jerome Powell's ability to secure support from fellow policymakers being put to the test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/10/economy/fed-rate-cut-likely/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #donaldtrump #economicindicators
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