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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2022
LDP politics take precedence over economy in Kishida’s Cabinet reshuffle
The apparent desire to achieve an internal balance of power seems to have mostly affected ministerial positions concerned with economics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2022
Japan's wholesale inflation moderates on easing global commodity pressure
July's increase in the corporate goods price index marked the 17th straight month of gains but slowed from a revised 9.4% rise in June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2022
Tokyo taxi fares set for rare hike as inflation pressures mount
The hikes are needed in order to improve the wages and working environment of drivers, as well as to cover for rising fuel costs, the transport ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2022
Japanese merchants’ mood takes biggest hit since winter omicron wave
A gauge of sentiment among store managers, taxi drivers and others who deal directly with Japanese consumers slid 9.1 points to 43.8 last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022
Yen shorts fall out of fashion as recessionary fears end year’s hottest forex trade
Three key pillars of the sell-the-yen trade — a widening U.S.-Japan interest-rate gap, soaring oil prices and the loss of the currency's haven status — are crumbling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2022
How this economic moment rewrites the rules
Businesses have now spent 2u00bd years in a state of constant adjustment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2022
Japan runs first current account deficit in five months
The world's third-largest economy ran a current account deficit of u00a5132.4 billion ($980 million) in June, government data showed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2022
You won’t like what comes after inflation
The post-inflation new normal could look a lot like the low-growth hole the U.S. was in for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022
June data shows households increased spending for first time in 4 months
The data, which was stronger than the median estimate for a 1.5% rise, showed people spent less on fish and vegetables, while also spending more on transportation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2022
Taiwan turmoil prompts detours and delays for global shipping
Shipping companies are assessing their options after China's response to the visit of the highest-ranking U.S. official to the island in 25 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2022
Ripples from Pelosi's Taiwan visit may take time to impact global markets
The developments are fanning fresh jitters in markets already spooked by the threat of a global slowdown amid surging inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2022
Fed ‘nowhere near’ finished with inflation fight, policymaker says
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly has said 'we are still resolute and completely united” in the objective of getting inflation down to around the Fed's 2% target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2022
Yes, the U.S. economy is likely in recession
The Biden administration and many commentators are at pains to deny that the U.S. is in a recession, but history is not on their side.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2022
Globalization is just getting started
Greater integration of the world's financial and political interests has improved our lives and will inevitably continue despite current discourse to the contrary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2022
An economic lesson from Japan
How does Japan, which imports massive volumes of oil and with a weakening currency, keep inflation so low?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2022
Food price hikes set to accelerate in Japan
More than 2,400 food products are set to see price hikes in August, reaching the highest level this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2022
Presidents don’t move prices. So why all the tweets?
For Biden it's gasoline; for Trump it was stocks. Taking credit on social media for market swings will always backfire eventually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022
BOJ members warn of global slowdown and urge stimulus stay in place
Unlike the U.S. and Europe, Japan's economy remains smaller than its pre-COVID-19 level and the latest projections suggest it will remain so this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022
Japan on track for modest recovery for now after output jump
Output of cars, electronics parts and communications equipment led an 8.9% gain in industrial production in June from the previous month's sharp drop.

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