Economy news in Japan
- Prada profits pinched as growth hard to chase (2 outlets)
- Prices of 2,311 food products to rise in Japan in August
- Sony raises outlook after entertainment drives earnings jump
- Samsung and SK Hynix answer AI doubters with big numbers and deals
- BOJ keeps rates unchanged amid speculation of yen intervention
- AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy
- After 12,000 Job Cuts, Panasonic Rebuilds Strategy Around Founder's Vision
- Anthropic’s AI models hacked three organizations during tests
- Yen surges past 158 versus U.S. dollar, spurring intervention speculation
- Tokyo inflation up on year for second month, keeping BOJ on rate hike path
- Yen strengthens on possible intervention
- U.S. filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000, but layoffs remain historically low (4 outlets)
- BMW profit down a third as carmaker plans job cuts
- Hitachi and Toshiba mark new high-speed train shipment to Taiwan
- BOJ set to keep policy rate steady to gauge impact of hike to 31-yr high
- Docomo Financial to sell more functions to businesses
- Toyota sales fall for fifth month on Iran turmoil and China
- Trump’s tariffs are sending some companies back to China
- U.S. Federal Reserve’s ‘hawkish hold’ leaves investors lacking clarity
- Japan’s government pension fund gains JGB expertise through active bond funds