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India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025

Japan's economy is expected to fall to the fifth largest in the world. In February, GDP data showed that Japan was overtaken by Germany in 2023.

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Yen drops beyond ¥157 per dollar as BOJ keeps key rate unchanged

Japan’s currency weakened as much as 1.4% on the day and touched a session low of ¥157.79 per dollar in afternoon trading in New York.

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70% of Japan companies to raise pay scales in FY 2024

Survey results showed that about 40% of firms were struggling with labor shortages even after raising wages.

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Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further

Comments by Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki came after the dollar rose to ¥154.85, its strongest levels against the Japanese currency since 1990.

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Kishida's U.S. trip highlights economic and political compatibility

Kishida has worked closely with Biden to enhance the Japan-U.S. alliance, with the countries labeling their bilateral ties a “global partnership.”

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Berkshire plans to sell first yen bonds since BOJ move

The U.S. company last turned to the yen bond markets in November, with a ¥122 billion ($803 million) five-tranche deal.

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Japan's decline in real wages likely to keep BOJ on hold for now

The latest decline in real wages comes as growth in consumer prices accelerated to 2.8% in February, the quickest pace since November.

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Japan's business failures top 9,000 for first time in nine years

In the year through March, bankruptcies mainly rose among small and midsize companies as they struggled to raise prices to reflect higher costs.

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BOJ downgrades biggest number of regional economies in two years

The central bank kept its appraisals of just two areas unchanged, according to a quarterly regional economic report Thursday.

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Why even the BOJ's historic rate hike has failed to revive the yen

Japan’s first interest rate hike in 17 years has failed to deliver the boost to the yen that policymakers had hoped for.

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