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Japan Inflation Ticks Up As Oil Rises But BOJ Target Remains Elusive
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation ticked up in September but remained at half the pace of the central bank’s elusive 2 percent target, underscoring the challenge of meeting the price goal as escalating trade frictions cloud the economic outlook.
While the rate of increa...
TOKYO - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation ticked up in September but remained at half the pace of the central bank’s elusive 2 percent target, underscoring the challenge of meeting the price goal as escalating trade frictions cloud the economic outlook.
While the rate of increa...
- October 19, 2018
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Japan To Pledge 2019 Tax Hike to Address Debt Mountain
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Japan will announce on Monday a sales tax hike in 2019 after repeated delays, reports said on Sunday (Oct 14), in an effort to address the nation's huge public debt.
The world's third-largest economy has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios among rich nations. Much of ...
TOKYO: Japan will announce on Monday a sales tax hike in 2019 after repeated delays, reports said on Sunday (Oct 14), in an effort to address the nation's huge public debt.
The world's third-largest economy has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios among rich nations. Much of ...
- October 15, 2018
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BOJ's Kuroda Says Fed Rate Hikes Good For Global Economy
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JAPAN TODAY
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday steady interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve were "basically good" for the world economy, shrugging off concerns that higher U.S. rates could hurt Asian economies by triggering capital outflows.
Kurod...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday steady interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve were "basically good" for the world economy, shrugging off concerns that higher U.S. rates could hurt Asian economies by triggering capital outflows.
Kurod...
- October 15, 2018
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Japan Issues Warning Against Volatile Stock, Currency Moves
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JAPAN TODAY
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he was watching stock and currency moves with vigilance, issuing a warning over the yen's recent appreciation that could damage the country's export-reliant economic recovery.
He said the decline in stocks was...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he was watching stock and currency moves with vigilance, issuing a warning over the yen's recent appreciation that could damage the country's export-reliant economic recovery.
He said the decline in stocks was...
- October 12, 2018
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Nikkei Posts Biggest One-day Loss Since March Following Plunge on Wall Street
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JAPAN TIMES
The Nikkei stock average plunged nearly 4 percent on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day loss since March.
Stock markets in other parts of Asia also tumbled, after Wall Street’s worst losses in eight months led to broader risk aversion, a rise in market volatility gauges and conce...
The Nikkei stock average plunged nearly 4 percent on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day loss since March.
Stock markets in other parts of Asia also tumbled, after Wall Street’s worst losses in eight months led to broader risk aversion, a rise in market volatility gauges and conce...
- October 12, 2018
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Japan Logs ¥1.84 tril Current Account Surplus in August
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.84 trillion yen ($16.3 billion) in August, marking the 50th straight month of black ink, government data showed Tuesday.
But the margin of surplus in the current account, one of the widest gauges of international trade, shrank 23.4...
TOKYO - Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.84 trillion yen ($16.3 billion) in August, marking the 50th straight month of black ink, government data showed Tuesday.
But the margin of surplus in the current account, one of the widest gauges of international trade, shrank 23.4...
- October 10, 2018
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On Tokyo Trip, Tennis Star Roger Federer Says He’s Focusing On Future with New Sponsor Uniqlo
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JAPAN TIMES
Roger Federer said on Tuesday in Tokyo that his decision to end a 20-year association with Nike and embark on a new chapter with Uniqlo was influenced by the Japanese clothing company’s commitment to stay with him long after his playing days are over.
While no financial details have...
Roger Federer said on Tuesday in Tokyo that his decision to end a 20-year association with Nike and embark on a new chapter with Uniqlo was influenced by the Japanese clothing company’s commitment to stay with him long after his playing days are over.
While no financial details have...
- October 3, 2018
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Japan Brewers Support Domestic Hops Making
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TONO, Iwate (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese brewers are offering financial and technological support to domestic hop farmers so they can increase production of hops, a primary beer ingredient that determines flavor and bitterness.
With imported hops accounting for about 90 percent ...
TONO, Iwate (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese brewers are offering financial and technological support to domestic hop farmers so they can increase production of hops, a primary beer ingredient that determines flavor and bitterness.
With imported hops accounting for about 90 percent ...
- October 1, 2018
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Nikkei Inc. Announces It Will Buy Venerable Financial Times in ¥160 Billion Deal
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JAPAN TIMES
Thursday’s surprise announcement by Nikkei Inc. that it’s buying the London-based FT Group, one of the world’s most respected and influential media groups, immediately raised questions about whether the Japanese company can successfully manage such a highly regarded news company.
Th...
Thursday’s surprise announcement by Nikkei Inc. that it’s buying the London-based FT Group, one of the world’s most respected and influential media groups, immediately raised questions about whether the Japanese company can successfully manage such a highly regarded news company.
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- September 29, 2018
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Japan Inflation Edges Up But Way Below Target in August
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prices in Japan edged up modestly in August, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long battle with deflation.
Inflation stood at 0.9 percent year-on-year in August, still far below the Bank of Japan's two-percent ta...
TOKYO - Prices in Japan edged up modestly in August, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long battle with deflation.
Inflation stood at 0.9 percent year-on-year in August, still far below the Bank of Japan's two-percent ta...
- September 22, 2018
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