Japan’s Economy Stalls. The Stock Market Is Ignoring That.

The biggest bull indicator for Japan’s market is that companies have a mounting enthusiasm for buybacks, the latest front in a campaign to become more shareholder-friendly. Read More

Japan’s stock market plunges over US economy fears

The broader Topix index lost 6.14 percent, or 166.09 points, to 2,537.60. “The chain of stock market declines did not stop,” IwaiCosmo Securities said following US and European index falls. Read More

Japan's stock market sees worst day in decades; highlighting risk to US economy - FOX 17

Japan's benchmark stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, compounding a global market rout set off by investor concerns that the the U.S. economy could be headed for recession. Read More

Japan economy swings to contraction, first decline in a year

The Japanese economy suffered a surprising contraction in the first quarter of 2025, with analysts citing tariff stress as a main cause. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter ... Read More

Japan’s Economy Shrinks for First Time in a Year - WSJ

Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025 for the first time in a year, and it faces a bumpy road ahead due to the impact of U.S. trade policy. Economy contracted 0.7% on an annualized ... Read More

Is China following Japan's economy and stock market?

Comparisons with Japan are overstated, says Bloomberg News. China still has more scope for urbanisation and “catch-up” growth than Japan had in 1990, by which point the latter was already a ... Read More