Japan returns to trade deficit in May
Japan fell into a trade deficit in May, the first since January, as export declines accelerated while imports dropped, the finance ministry said Monday.
Jun 20, 2016, 05:57 AM IST
IMF cuts Japan growth forecasts, warns over deflation
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecast for Japan, saying the economy would shrink next year as a sales tax rise dents consumer spending and warning of a return to deflation.
Apr 12, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
Japan approves record $852 billion budget
Japan`s parliament on Tuesday approved a record $852 billion budget for the next fiscal year which begins on April 1.
Mar 29, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Bank of Japan cuts annual economic growth, inflation forecasts
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Wednesday cut its growth and inflation forecasts for the world`s third-largest economy, but said a recovery was still underway as it held fire on more easing measures.
Jul 15, 2015, 10:12 AM IST
Japan economy grows faster than expected in Q1 as firms ramp up capex
Japan`s economy expanded more than initially expected in January-March on solid growth in capital expenditure, underscoring the central bank`s view that a recovery from last year`s recession is gaining momentum.
Jun 08, 2015, 11:30 AM IST
Japan January-March growth revised up to 1.0% on-quarter: Govt
Japan`s economy grew much more than initially thought in the first quarter, revised data showed Monday, driven by stronger capital spending.
Jun 08, 2015, 09:06 AM IST
Bank of Japan holds off further easing measures
The Bank of Japan held off further easing measures on Wednesday as it struggles to drag up the country`s flatlining inflation that is defying a massive stimulus programme launched two years ago.
Apr 08, 2015, 10:25 AM IST
Japan's Abe unleashes stimulus plan to spur growth
Japan's Cabinet approved 3.5 trillion yen (USD 29 billion) in fresh stimulus on Saturday for the ailing economy, pledging to get growth back on track and restore the country's precarious public finances.
Dec 27, 2014, 21:50 PM IST
Japan trade deficit shrinks 31.5% on-year in November
Japan`s trade deficit in November shrank by nearly a third from a year earlier, helped by higher exports and lower bills for oil imports, official data showed Wednesday.
Dec 17, 2014, 09:22 AM IST
Japan economy contracted more than thought in July-September
The economy contracted 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter, worse than the 0.4 percent shrinkage estimated in initial data released three weeks ago.
Dec 08, 2014, 09:10 AM IST
BoJ keeps economic outlook despite Japan sinking into recession
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday kept its view that Japan`s economy was recovering, despite GDP data that showed the country had slipped into recession.
Nov 19, 2014, 09:32 AM IST
Japan economy slides into recession as tax hike takes toll
The country`s gross domestic product shrank 0.4 percent, or at an annualised rate of 1.6 percent, underscoring how an April tax rise dented growth.
Nov 17, 2014, 08:16 AM IST
Japan trade deficit narrows 2.4% on-year in August
Japan`s trade deficit narrowed 2.4 percent on-year to $8.7 billion in August on lower bills for fuel imports, official data showed Thursday.
Sep 18, 2014, 08:55 AM IST
Japan not out of deflation yet: Minister
Japan hasn`t emerged from years of deflation quite yet, the country`s economy minister said Friday, after a sales tax hike sparked a sharp decline in second-quarter growth.
Aug 15, 2014, 17:13 PM IST
Japan's Q1 growth fastest in more than two years
A surprise jump in capital spending powered the 1.6 percent expansion in the world's number-three economy between January and March, slightly better than an initial estimate of 1.5 percent.
Jun 09, 2014, 16:51 PM IST
