Two-thirds of Japan firms see tension with China hurting economy: Reuters poll

More than two-thirds of Japanese firms expect the economy to suffer from frayed ties with China, with nearly half reporting ...

China could widen curbs on Japan’s imports, rare earths if tensions worsen: Morgan Stanley

But Beijing is likely to conclude that further action would be counterproductive, according to the investment bank.

Bank of Japan sees wage hikes continuing, China tension clouds outlook

The Bank of Japan said on Thursday the country's regional economies were recovering gradually and many firms saw the need to ...
The Economist

Japan’s bond-market tremble reflects a fiscal-monetary clash

Its current rate is 0.75%; estimates by central-bank researchers peg Japan’s neutral rate in the range of 1-2.5%, according ...
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Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens ...

Week ahead for FX, bonds: US PCE data, Bank of Japan decision, Davos Forum in focus

U.S. PCE inflation data will be watched in the coming week, alongside U.S. gross domestic product numbers, as investors ...

China Deprives Japan of Rare-Earths Supply, Escalating Dispute

Beijing is punishing Tokyo for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, again wielding critical minerals as an ...