CORRECTED-Japan MOF panel seeks greater deficit cuts to meet fiscal goal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should aim to trim the country's primary budget deficit by more than its initial target of some $40 billion each in the coming two fiscal years...
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Asia’s export engine stuck in neutral despite U.S. uptick
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia's once-reliable export engine remains stalled two years into a global economic recovery, raising concerns about the region's competitiveness and its ability to motor through the...
Japan’s strong August machinery orders bodes well for durable recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan took another step forward to cementing a durable economic recovery, as core machinery orders rose in August to their highest level since the global financial crisis,...
Japan ruling party sees no change in sales tax hike plan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely proceed with raising the national sales tax as planned, despite calls within his government to delay or water down the...
Japan machinery orders down as capex struggles
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders fell in April from the previous month, down for the first time in three months as companies remain hesitant to boost capital spending...
Japanese investors grow wary but not abandoning ‘Abenomics’ yet
TOKYO (Reuters) - "Please remain calm and stay in your seats. There are no safety problems with the plane or this flight and the turbulence will soon end." That was...
Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand...
Japan current account back in black, trade gap still weighs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account balance swung to a surplus for the first time in four months in February as a weaker yen boosted overseas investment income to offset...
Japan logs record trade gap in 2012 as exports struggle
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan logged a record annual trade deficit in 2012 as exports continued to slide in December in a worrying signal that the effects of a weaker yen...
Bank of Japan in boldest attempt yet to revive economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan announced on Tuesday its most determined effort yet to end years of economic stagnation, saying it would switch to an open-ended commitment to...