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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days 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  ·  activity timestamp last week

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  ·  activity timestamp last week

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  ·  activity timestamp last week

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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.”
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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Full impact of U.S. tariff shock yet to come as growth holds up, OECD says

In its latest Economic Outlook Interim Report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said the full impact of U.S. tariff hikes was still unfolding.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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Powell rallies Fed colleagues as economic and political risks grow

The decision to cut rates was nearly unanimous, with the lone dissent coming from Fed Gov. Stephen Miran, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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