Japan's machinery orders rise sharply, may ease concerns about domestic demand

Japan's key gauge of capital spending jumped the most in a year in February, rebounding sharply from the prior month's decline in a welcome sign for domestic demand even as authorities worry about a ... Read More

Japan posts record economic plunge in Q2

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Japan Firms Business Mood Slips as Weak Yen Squeezes Households

The Reuters Tankan canvassed 497 large non-financial Japanese firms, of which 235 responded during the survey period. "Japanese firms on the whole may be riding momentum towards pay raise, but price ... Read More

Japan’s Monumental Rate Hike Does Not Mean the Return of Economic Normality

Responding to inflation and wage pressures, the Bank of Japan raised its short-term interest rate, marking the end of a long run of negative rates. While the decision has been hailed as a return to ... Read More

US nods to 'serious' Japan, S.Korea concerns over slumping currencies

The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to "consult closely" on foreign exchange markets in their first trilateral finance dialogue on Wednesday, nodding to concerns from Tokyo and Seoul over ... Read More

Japan's economy must shift away from 'crisis-mode' to demand-driven growth, government panel says

"We're seeing an opportunity open up to achieve economic growth ... Japan's economy grew 1.0% in 2022, lower than Germany's 1.8% and 1.9% in the United States for the same year. Fox News ... Read More

Bank of Japan offers bleaker view on economy, flags upbeat wage signs

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment for most ... will scrutinise in producing fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts at its next rate review on April 25-26. Read More

Reuters Tankan indicates business confidence in Japanese economy is improving

in a sign businesses are growing more optimistic for a recovery in the world's No. 4 economy. The monthly Reuters Tankan survey, which serves as a key indicator for the Bank of Japan's quarterly ... Read More

German economic institutes cut 2024 growth forecast to 0.1%

A combined report from leading economic ... economy for early 2024 on Wednesday. Titled "German economy ailing -- reforming the debt brake is no cure-all," the report revised 2024 growth forecast ... Read More

What to expect in 2024: Forecasts for GDP, inflation and other assets

April 12 (Reuters ... growth will likely slow this year and major central banks across the globe have indicated interest rate cuts this year. Following are forecasts from some major banks on ... Read More

Chile's central bank raises 2024 GDP growth forecast

SANTIAGO, April 3 (Reuters ... a convergence to the economy's potential growth rate. The projection for next year came in slightly below the previous growth forecast of 2% to 3%. Read More