The United Kingdom (UK) has reached a trade agreement with Japan for the post-Brexit stage, which is the first of its kind for London, Reuters reported. Under the new deal with Japan, around 99% of British exports will be exempted from tariffs. Bilateral trade reached GBP 29.5 billion in 2018, …
Read More »The Yen Rises on Concerns About Corona Vaccine and Technology Stocks
The Japanese yen rose due to growing concerns in financial markets on Wednesday, September 9, and after US technology stocks saw a sell-off the previous day and as a coronavirus vaccine faces delays. The US dollar was supported by a decline in the stock market prompted investors to sell riskier …
Read More »Japan Shares at Their Lowest Level in a Week And Half
Japanese stocks hit their lowest levels in more than a week on Wednesday, September 9th, in light of global risk aversion as heavy technology companies continued losses in the United States. The Nikkei index closed 1.04% lower at 2,3032.54 points, while the broader TOPIX index lost 0.96% to 1,605.40 points. …
Read More »Japan: We Want to Reach a Comprehensive Trade Agreement With Britain This Week
A Japanese government official said his country wants to reach a comprehensive deal with the United Kingdom on trade this week, indicating Tokyo’s desire to make progress on a bilateral trade pact before changing the government. Japan’s ruling party will choose a new leader next week to succeed Prime Minister …
Read More »Japan’s Economy Contracted For The Third Consecutive Quarter
Japan’s economy contracted during Q2 of this year at a record annual rate of 28.1%, after adjusting from a preliminary figure of 27.8% that was estimated last month. The reading came in line with analysts’ expectations for a 28.4% contraction. This represents the third consecutive quarterly contraction, the largest decline …
Read More »The Main Challenges Facing Japan’s Next Prime Minister
Shortly after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he is stepping down due to health issues, the market reacted with anticipation for the one who will replace Japan’s longest serving PM. A recent report by CNBC explored the main challenges facing the next Prime Minister of Japan, noting that …
Read More »Japan Shares Closing Lower But Nikkei is up 1.4%
Japanese stocks closed lower, after a wave of selling in technology shares that rose a lot on Wall Street pushed the market to its biggest drop in nearly three months. However, Tokyo markets closed the week higher. The benchmark Nikkei index closed 1.1% down at 23,205.43 points, shy of its …
Read More »Japan’s Services PMI Fell to 45 in August
Japanese service activity contracted at a rapid pace last month, dropping the service purchasing managers’ index to 45.0 in August from 45.4 in July. The Japanese service activity was affected by the uncertainty and weak demand surrounding the business sector due to the Corona pandemic.
Read More »Japan Stocks Rise on Hopes For US Economy
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, September 2, after positive data for the manufacturing sector in the United States revived hopes that the global economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic remained on track. Nikkei closed up 0.47% to 23,247.15 points, while TOPIX index rose 0.47% to 1623.40 points. Stocks also received …
Read More »Nikkei Falls as Japan’s Prime Minister to Resign
Japanese stocks fell by the most in nearly a month on news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will resign, putting an abrupt end to a stable government and policy mix of strong monetary and fiscal stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei index fell 2.65% during the session before closing 1.41% lower …
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