Some 760 affiliated unions under the trade union federation Rengo have so far secured an average pay gain of 5.46% in ongoing annual wage negotiations. Read more
Economists now anticipate the terminal rate to be 1.25%, up from 1% in the previous survey. Read more
Trump said he had told Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States. Read more
Japanese asset managers are trying to boost returns at a time when policymakers are encouraging households to shift their savings to investments. Read more
The yield on Japan’s 10-year note climbed 6.5 basis points to 1.5%, the highest since 2009. Read more
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average has been range-bound between about 38,000 and 40,000 since hitting a new all-time high in July 2024. Read more
Hawkish signals sent by Bank of Japan officials over the past month or so point to such a possibility. Read more
The demand by Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Union is an early sign of continued momentum for pay growth in the country. Read more
Overall inflation accelerated to 4% from 3.6%, according to the internal affairs ministry, hitting that mark for the first time in two years. Read more
Some 61.9% of over 11,000 surveyed companies intend to pledge pay increases as part of annual wage negotiations culminating in March. Read more
