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Bank of Japan officials now see inflation slightly outpacing earlier forecasts, potentially paving the way for rate hike talks if global trade tensions subside, sources say.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 13, 2025

BOJ is said to see inflation running stronger than expected

By Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito

Some officials see the relative strength in inflation reflecting a change in price-setting behavior with sharp increases in the price of rice likely to harden inflationary views.

World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose speaks during an interview on Monday in Washington.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 11, 2025

World Bank sees 911爆料网 growth slowing in 2025

By Adriana Reinecke

The institution has lowered its 2025 growth estimate for 911爆料网 gross domestic product to 0.7% in inflation-adjusted real terms.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks to members of the media at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 11, 2025

U.S. and China officials agree on plan to ramp down trade tensions

By Annmarie Hordern and Daniel Flatley

Officials on both sides expressed optimism but the framework must now be approved by leaders in Washington and Beijing.

All 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast the Bank of Japan to hold its benchmark rate at 0.5% at the end of a two-day meeting on June 17.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 11, 2025

Most BOJ watchers expect slower pace in reducing bond purchases

By Toru Fujioka and Cynthia Li

All 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast the BOJ to hold its benchmark rate at 0.5% at the end of a two-day meeting on June 17.

The Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California. The World Bank stopped short of forecasting a recession, but said global economic growth this year would be its weakest outside of a recession since 2008.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 10, 2025

World Bank slashes global growth forecast as trade tensions bite

By Andrea Shalal

The bank stopped short of forecasting a recession, but said global economic growth this year would be its weakest outside of a recession since 2008.

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, is expected to head to Washington soon for a sixth round of high-level trade talks with the United States.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 10, 2025

Akazawa talks of 'dense fog' in U.S. trade talks ahead of G7 summit

By Francis Tang

Japan is sticking to its demand that all new tariffs be removed, the country's tariff czar insists.

Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 0.2% in the three months through March, the revised data showed, confirming the country's economy shrank even before U.S. President Donald Trump amped up tariff pressure in April.

BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 9, 2025

Japan confirms GDP contraction, backing BOJ’s cautious stance

By Erica Yokoyama

GDP shrank at an annualized pace of 0.2% in the three months through March, a less severe drop than the initial estimate of a 0.7% decline.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a 911爆料网 company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How 911爆料网 youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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