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Japan business mood improves, tankan survey shows - AOL (opens the original)
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TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence improved in the three months to September, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Thursday, suggesting the economy was weathering the hit from the Middle East conflict and bolstering the case for more rate hikes. The data will be among factors affecting the Bank of Japan's quarterly growth and inflation forecasts due later this month, which will offer clues on how soon it could raise interest rates again after a hike in September. The head
Japan economic panel members underline BOJ independence - AOL (opens the original)
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TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel reiterated the need for close coordination on monetary policy between the government and the Bank of Japan on Wednesday, while stressing respect for the central bank's independence. The recommendations by the four private-sector members of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) mark a shift from May, when they urged the BOJ to pay close attention to funding conditions at smaller firms, which was se
Exclusive-Japan's currency diplomat Mimura urges markets to heed 'very clear' warning on yen - AOL (opens the original)
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By Makiko Yamazaki, Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Monday markets should take at face value the "very clear" message Tokyo and Washington delivered last week on the yen, signalling his resolve to act against excessive falls in the currency. US President Donald Trump raised concerns about yen weakness at a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday,
Japan August imports jump as oil prices lift costs, exports stay firm - AOL (opens the original)
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TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Japan posted its largest increase in imports in nearly four years in August as higher oil prices lifted energy costs, while exports rose for a 12th month on resilient semiconductor-related demand, government data showed on Wednesday. Total imports by value grew 28% from a year earlier in August, the largest increase since November 2022, Ministry of Finance data showed, as elevated crude oil prices boosted energy imports despite the yen's spike after a rare joint yen-bu
Japan capital spending gathers pace, bolstering economic outlook and BOJ hike case - AOL (opens the original)
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TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japanese companies increased their pace of spending on plant and equipment in April-June, a sign of business confidence that could prompt an upgrade to the economic growth outlook and support the case for near-term rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. Capital spending in the second quarter rose 1.6% compared to the same period last year, accelerating from a meagre 0.05% increase in the previous quarter, according to Ministry of Finance data. Spending grew 1.5% on a seasona
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