Tariff worries rattled Wall Street again Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 into a correction that left it at the lowest in six months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/14/markets/stocks-sink-trump-concerns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #stocks #donaldtrump #economicindicators #trade #tariffs

Japan’s economy expanded in the last quarter of 2024 at a slower pace than reported in preliminary data, a result that may give the Bank of Japan added incentive to hold policy settings steady. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/economy/japan-revised-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #dgp #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending

Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/covid-economy-lingers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #covid19 #economicindicators #globaleconomy

A majority of Japanese expect U.S.-Japan economic relations to strengthen under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/economic-ties-japan-trump-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #economicindicators

A trade war, a proposed $1.2 trillion European fiscal bazooka and the emergence of China as tech race leader are upending global flows of money, marking a potential turning point for investor capital away from the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/markets/investors-shift-us-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #us #trade #economicindicators #ai #tech #china #germany

The worst economic downturn in New Zealand since 1991 outside of the pandemic led to provisionally the largest exodus on record for the Pacific nation of 5.3 million in 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/asia-pacific/society/new-zealand-economic-missteps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #newzealand #economy #economicindicators #jobs

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China's most recent major push to boost household consumption — its trade-in scheme, a version of cash-for-clunkers but for electric vehicles, appliances and consumer electronics — comes with trade-offs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/01/economy/china-consumer-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #economicindicators

Inflation in Tokyo has slowed more than expected as government subsidies meant to offset energy costs distorted readings, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/28/economy/tokyo-inflation-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #energy #internalaffairsministry #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy

Japanese economic data is gaining importance among yen traders for the first time in almost a decade, as expectations grow of further interest-rate hikes by the central bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/economy/yen-traders-japan-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #boj #forex #economicindicators

Washington may just have thrown Moscow an economic lifeline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/24/economy/war-trump-russian-economy-lifeline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #economy #economicindicators #donaldtrump

For British consumers still reeling from Labour’s first budget, the watchword is caution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/23/economy/british-consumer-keir-starmer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #uk #keirstarmer #labour #economy #economicindicators

Despite the spike in bean prices, coffee traders, farmers and roasters around the world fear how climate change and economic factors will affect their livelihoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/23/markets/coffee-prices-50-high-producers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #coffee #trade #markets #honduras #climatechange #agriculture #economicindicators

Japan’s inflation accelerated at the fastest pace since the summer of 2023 in January, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to raise its benchmark interest rate further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/21/economy/inflation-speeds-up-january/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #boj #economicindicators

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/world/politics/trump-approval-rating-slips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #economicindicators #surveys

Olaf Scholz is heading for the worst election defeat of any German chancellor, and his poor economic track record is one major reason. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/world/politics/scholz-germans-economic-blues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #olafscholz #germany #economicindicators

The Bank of Japan is set to continue raising its benchmark interest rate toward 1% for now, according to a former deputy governor of the central bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/18/economy/boj-nakaso/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #economicindicators

Ahead of a general election on Sunday, a national debate is raging about how to revive Germany's economic fortunes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/world/politics/german-voters-europe-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #germany #afd #eu #europe #economy #economicindicators

Japan's economy expanded an annualized 2.8% in the October-December quarter, backed by strong business spending and beating analyst forecasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/17/economy/japan-gdp-up-4q/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #gdp #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #consumerspending

Japan’s corporate goods prices rose 4.2% in January from a year earlier, BOJ data shows, accelerating to the fastest clip in 19 months and maintaining conditions that support further interest rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/13/economy/january-producer-price-index/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #jgb #bonds #economicindicators #boj