The Tokyo Stock Exchange has reclaimed top spot in Asia in total market capitalization of listed companies in U.S. dollar terms, data showed Monday, some three-and-a-half years after it ceded …
Japan’s core machinery orders in December rose slightly more than expected but remained down year-on-year, government data showed on Monday, although further gains are expected to be capped by global …
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said there will likely come a time when the country’s interest rates will begin to rise and affect the economy through various channels, according to an …
Japan’s 225-issue Nikkei average jumped to a fresh 34-year high on Tuesday as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend, with tech-related shares and strong corporate earnings supporting the benchmark …
Japan’s core machinery orders fell more than expected in November, data showed Thursday, underscoring uncertainty about domestic and global economic outlook. Core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as …
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2023 hit an eight-year high, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research showed Monday. Business failures rose in all 10 surveyed sectors for …
The soaring 225-issue Nikkei average may set a new all-time high and exceed 40,000 in 2024, some strategists said Friday. The index’s all-time high was set in 1989 when it …
Japan posted a record current account surplus of ¥1.93 trillion in November, helped by a smaller trade deficit and the revival of inbound tourism, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The …
The 225-issue Nikkei average reached its highest level since February 1990 on Thursday, with a weaker yen buoying exporters and caution over an impending hike by the Bank of Japan …
The rise in Japan’s business service prices has held steady at a three-decade high, in a development likely to fuel speculation that the Bank of Japan will inch its way …