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Business sentiment among major Japanese companies in January-March turned negative for the first time in three quarters, affected by stock price falls and the yen’s rise earlier this year, a quarterly government survey showed Friday. The business sentiment index for companies with capital of ¥1 billion or more stood at ...

Hedge funds have boosted their bearish bets on Japanese technology companies such as Nikon Corp. and Casio Computer Co. as the industry struggles to deliver the next killer product. Technology companies account for eight of the 10 Japanese stocks that are most targeted by short sellers, who have collectively wagered ...

A key economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who has been a strong advocate of monetary stimulus will become Japan’s ambassador to Switzerland, according to a notice issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday. Etsuro Honda, 61, a former Finance Ministry bureaucrat who has known Abe for decades, ...

The Bank of Japan’s new negative rate is the most likely tool for any expansion of stimulus, with a majority of economists in a survey forecasting additional easing by July. Eighty percent of analysts see a further cut to the negative rate as the most likely action for Gov. Haruhiko ...

Nearly all Japanese have converted to using seated toilets since 1977 when they first overtook the squatting versions. For future growth, Japan’s largest toilet—maker Toto Ltd. is looking toward neighboring China. “Just like Japan when I was growing up, not many people owned houses and apartments were small,” said President ...

The European Central Bank cut all its main interest rates, expanded its bond-buying stimulus program, and offered new cheap loans to banks, making an unexpectedly aggressive effort to boost inflation and economic growth in the 19 countries that share the euro. The steps on most counts exceeded expectations, suggesting the ...

Major Japanese steel makers are considering putting forward a pay hike of ¥2,500 per month for fiscal 2016 as the shunto wage negotiations enter their final stage, it was learned Thursday. The envisaged figure is higher than the ¥2,000 agreed for fiscal 2014 in previous negotiations with labor unions, but ...

El presidente de BBVA dice que el paro podría bajar al 10% para 2020 si se toman las decisiones correctas. Leer

El secretario de Estado de Economía, Íñigo Fernández de Mesa, ha afirmado, en la rueda de prensa del IPC, que la reducción de tipos por parte del Banco Central Europeo (BCE) es más positiva para España porque ha hecho sus reformas. Leer

El precio de los alquileres descendió un 0,3% en febrero, una décima menos que en el mes anterior, y rompe así una racha de siete meses consecutivos con descensos del 0,4%. Leer