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
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
 
      
  
             
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
              