From Japan, a Hard Lesson About a Weak Currency
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...
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Japan 2024 growth slows despite stronger fourth quarter
Japan's economic growth slowed sharply last year, official data showed Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter topped expectations.The figures come as Japanese companies fret over the impact ...
Japan's GDP grows annualized real 2.8% in Oct.-Dec., outlook murky
Japan's economy grew an annualized real 2.8 percent in the October-December period of 2024, marking the third straight quarter of exp ...
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Japan growth slowed to 0.1% in 2024 despite stronger Q4
In January, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to their highest ... But it concluded in March 2024 that Japan's "lost ...
Japan’s consumers hunt for bargains as food inflation bites
Japan’s food self-sufficiency, measured in calories, has steadily dropped to below 40 per cent in fiscal year 2023, down from ...
Japan Economy Grew Faster Than Expected in Final Quarter of 2024
The Japanese economy expanded in the final three months of 2024 thanks to solid corporate spending and external demand, a positive show of strength as the central bank mulls further rate increases.
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Japan's core inflation rate hits 19-month high
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates again last month, having done so in March 2024 for the first time in 17 years. It is ...