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Japanese PM stays on to tackle high inflation, US tariffs despite a key election loss
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who faced a major defeat in a key election for the smaller of Japan’s ...
Japan Inflation Eases, But BOJ Still Faces Policy Challenges
A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...
Japan's core inflation slows but stays above BOJ target, keeps hike bets alive
Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...
Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...
BOJ sees trade deal as raising chance of meeting inflation goal
Japan's trade deal with the U.S. has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank's deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signaling optimism that conditions for resuming interest rate ...
Investors are cheering Trump's 'massive' trade deal with Japan
With stocks at records, Trump's trade deal with Japan is another bullish catalyst for investors as the market moves toward ...
A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition
The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...
Trump Announces ‘Massive’ Trade Deal With Japan
President Donald Trump announced what he called a “massive” trade deal with Japan on Tuesday night. Trump wrote in a post to ...
U.S. stocks tick toward another record following a trade deal with Japan
The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Wednesday, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 196 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%.