Buzz is building for a 50,000 Nikkei 225 as index breaks yet another record, its ninth in about six weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/markets/nikkei-new-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #japaneseeconomy #ldp #sanaetakaichi
Tokyo stocks zoomed to a new record before quickly retreating, as political reality became apparent and ‘Takaichi trade’ stalled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/markets/market-tuesday-stall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #japaneseeconomy #ldp #sanaetakaichi
Tokyo markets cheered the election of Sanae Takaichi as the ruling party’s leader on Monday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index gaining more than 4% and soaring above 47,000 for the first time early Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/markets/nikkei-breaks-new-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s stock market will likely get support while the yen and long-term government bonds come under pressure following the surprise victory of pro-stimulus Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/markets/takaichi-win-stocks-yen-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #nikkei #stocks #yen #currencies #bonds #ldp
She left Lima with a Japanese surname, but in Japan she was still treated as a foreigner. Sandra Takayama’s journey captures the challenges — and resilience — of the Peruvian Nikkei community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/22/our-lives/japan-peru-history-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #peru #wwii #nikkei #perujapanrelations
Tokyo stocks continue to rally, with the Nikkei 225 stock index on Tuesday breaking 45,000 for the first time ever, as hopes for a rate cut in the U.S. boost sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/markets/nikkei-45000-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #tse #federalreserve
Tokyo stocks achieved a record close on Wednesday after a strong performance on Wall Street overnight and days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/markets/nikkei-closing-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
The Nikkei 225 hit a record high, breaking 44,000 just days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/markets/nikkei-record-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
Tokyo stocks hit a fourth all-time high in six trading days, then ended the day down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/19/markets/tuesday-tokyo-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse
Tokyo stocks hit record highs for the third time in a week as a general sense of market optimism took hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/economy/monday-nikkei-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse
Tokyo stocks hit a closing-price record on Friday after the Japanese economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/economy/japanese-q2-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #us #tariffs #gdp #stocks #nikkei #ryoseiakazawa
Tokyo’s record-beating stock rally ends as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent jawbones Japan on rates, saying the country has an inflation problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/economy/bessent-rates-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse #donaldtrump #trade #scottbessent
Nikkei 225 breached 43,000 for the first time ever on Wednesday, hitting a record high for a second consecutive day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/markets/nikkei-second-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average hits record high after the U.S. agrees to more favorable tariff calculation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/12/markets/nikkei-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks
Japanese shares surged after positive earnings reports and expectations the U.S. would remove overlapping tariffs on the country's goods, while shares were down in other Asian markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/08/markets/japan-shares-surge-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #softbank #nikkei #topix
Stocks fell in Japan after the latest U.S. jobs data sparked concern, with banks and exporters leading declines after the yen rallied against the dollar on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/markets/japan-stocks-slump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #japaneseeconomy #us
Japanese markets are bracing for a triple-whammy of instability if opposition parties win big in the Upper House election and push for consumption tax cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/pre-election-economic-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #trade #nikkei #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy #sanseito
Japanese stocks, hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries, are down about 6% from their peak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/markets/nikkei-slumping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #tse #donaldtrump #tariffs