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AUD/JPY falls toward 95.50 as Japan's economy expands in Q2

AUD/JPY extends its losses for the second successive session, trading around 95.60 during the Asian hours on Friday. The ...

Japan's Economy Records Modest Growth Despite Trade Uncertainty — Update

The GDP data buoyed stocks in Tokyo on Friday, confirming that the Japanese economy stayed on a recovery track despite tariff fears. The Nikkei Stock Average was last trading up 0.9%, with bank shares ...

Finance Minister says Japan must watch economic backdrop to calls for BOJ rate hike

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday the government must closely watch the economic and price backdrop ...

Japan posts unexpectedly strong GDP, helped by resilient exports

Japan's economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter as export volumes held up well against new U.S. tariffs, ...

Akazawa Says Bessent Isn’t Asking Japan to Hike Rates

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t directly asking Japan to hike ...

Japan’s Akazawa: Latest GDP data confirm economy is recovering modestly

Japanese Economy Minister and chief trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the latest data confirmed the ...

Scott Bessent's Got A Japanese Blind Spot

Fresh off getting outmaneuvered by Tokyo on a“trade deal,” President Donald Trump's team is going even further to demonstrate ...