Japan’s populist debt-fuelled spending plan alarms economists
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faced opposition questioning for the first time since unveiling her 21.3 trillion yen…
Japan approves $135B stimulus package to help revive sluggish economy
Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through…
Japan approves $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur…
Asian markets struggle as fears build over tech rally, US rates
Bitcoin has erased all the gains it had made in 2025 (Yuri CORTEZ) Asian markets struggled Monday on…
Japan’s economy contracts for first time in six quarters
By Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy contracted an annualised 1.8% in the July-September…
Japan’s Takaichi Eyes Stimulus Package to Jump-Start Growth Plan
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate…
Japan’s Takaichi Shifts Economic Policy With Looser Budget Goal
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signaled her determination to ramp up the active use of fiscal policy to…
Japan’s Ruling Bloc Partner Warns Against Mixed-Message BOJ Hike
A Bank of Japan move to raise interest rates at a time when the government is calling on…
Takaichi eyes economic growth plan by next summer
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government will set out to identify key areas of investment and draft a blueprint…
Bessent Calls on Japan to Give BOJ Space to Fight Inflation
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Japan’s new government to give the nation’s central bank the space…
JPY YSD: Yen Options Volume Hit Month-Low as Investors Await BOJ Signals
Dollar-yen option volumes are down to a trickle, hitting a one-month low as investors await the Bank of…
Bessent Says Japan’s Expansionary Policy Helping Stocks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke favorably of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal stance, telling his…