Japanese recovery likely to be weak, prices in record decline

Official figures have established that consumer prices fell by a record 1.7% in Japan Share

Toyota loses $819 million, sales collapse 38 per cent

The Japanese car maker Toyota has reported a loss of $819 million Share

World recession easing, sluggish recovery in sight, says IMF

The world is starting to pull out of its first recession since World War II, said the International Monetary Fund in its latest report released Wednesday. According to the latest report, the global economy was already stabilizing, the financial crisis...

Japan hits 5 per cent unemployment rate

Japan’s unemployment rate has hit a 5-year high, as the recession continues to pressure the economy Share

Global semiconductor sales drop 30 per cent

Global chip sales dropped around 30 per cent on the year in March Share

Sharp posts first loss: sales collapse

The Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. posted its first Share

Global financial crisis and currency war

As one of the founders of the Bretton Woods institutions, Harry Dexter White once commented: “Currency warfare is the most destructive form of economic warfare. Economic warfare eventually brings war”. The world is approaching its first “lost...

Japan announces 10 Trillion Yen stimulus package

Japan announced Sunday that it would roll out a fiscal stimulus of 10 trillion yen Share

Japan Q4 GDP confirms biggest slide since 1974

Japan’s fourth-quarter GDP shrank a 3.2 percent down from  estimates at 3.3 percent Share

Japan’s exports fall by 46 per cent

In January, Japan’s exports have fallen by 46 per cent. Share