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U.K. and Indian economies set to overtake Japan, IMF says

A weak yen and rising costs for Japanese households have India and the U.K. on course to overtake Japan in GDP next year.

BOJ raises economic assessment for Tohoku and Shikoku as tech demand remains strong

Demand related to artificial intelligence remained strong, including for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and electronic components.

IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%

The International Monetary Fund says growth will stabilize next year "as the energy shock dissipates and monetary policy gradually normalizes."

Japan Sees Ongoing Strong Growth And Elevated Inflation Pressures, Says September Flash PMI

Japan services PMI eases to 51.3 as hiring picks up and price pressures stay intense

The survey leans hawkish for the BOJ despite softer headline growth. Output price inflation near record highs, rising payrolls and building backlogs point to capacity pressure that...

India set to overtake Japan as fourth-biggest economy next year, adviser says

India has done well on job creation and income growth, V. Anantha Nageswaran said, but he acknowledged that youth unemployment remains a problem.

Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase

Minoru Kiuchi's comments follow renewed weakness in the yen and further gains in government bond yields this week.

Japan flash PMI: growth slows to four-month low as price pressures stay intense

Sticky price pressures and the strongest hiring since February keep the inflation side of the Bank of Japan's case intact, even as activity growth slows. The survey's explicit link...

Japan Needs Higher Interest Rates

Japanese exporters enjoy high demand and strong profit margins, but importers are under severe pressure. The weak yen also hurts Japanese consumers.

Japan economy minister says deflation era is over, urges investor rethink

Japan’s export growth stays solid as shipments of chips jump

The value of exports rose 19.3% from a year earlier, slowing from a 23.2% gain in July, the Finance Ministry reported.

Japan’s economic comeback faces hardest BOJ test in a generation

Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months.

Japan manufacturing PMI slips to 54.1, a six-month low, as new order growth slows

The reading is still well above the 50 line, so the story is slower growth rather than a downturn, but the drop to a six-month low in a sector reliant on overseas demand will keep...

Japan reveals $96bn yen-buying intervention in July-August

Japanese nominal wages keep pace above 3% in August; foreign reserves shrink to $1.18T

Japan's FY2027 budget requests to hit record $895bn

Japan’s Kiuchi says record budget requests need broad comparison

The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year's budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening the economy's growth potential."

Japan factory mood hits near five-year high as services sentiment drops six points

The split matters for the Bank of Japan. Strength in manufacturing supports the case that the economy can absorb further rate increases, but respondents in property and services di...

40% of Japan department stores expect tourist spending to rise

The Takaichi administration’s high-stakes growth gamble

Japan is attempting to secure long-term national strength by using fiscal spending to mobilize private investment.

What do 3% yields mean for Japan's businesses, Takaichi's spending plans?

Japan budget requests swell with $78bn in uncapped growth investment

Japan August factory output falls 1.7% against forecast rise, retail sales slow

The industrial production miss and the softer retail print complicate the case for the Bank of Japan to move again quickly, and traders will weigh them against the strength implied...

Takaichi says economy doesn’t need reflationary policy

The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent a series of signals lately that it is moving beyond the policy.